September 10, 2024
Path to public health: Vice Dean Jeanine Buchanich
Jeanine Buchanich, PhD, MPH, MEd, started her journey as an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, where she traversed a winding path to her new role as the vice dean of Pitt Public Health.
Born and raised in the Steel City, Buchanich, also associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, credits her experiences at Pitt with fostering an interest in epidemiology, particularly in the tri-state area. A fifth-generation Pittsburgher, she is strongly committed to the region and the well-being of its communities.
August 23, 2024
New funding to empower youth in Madagascar through comprehensive sexuality education
Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Professor Jessica Burke, PhD, MHS, and Assistant Professor Sara Baumann, PhD, MPH, have received $400,000 in funding from the Spencer Foundation.
August 9, 2024
Doctor's work in Nigeria supported by Monroeville Rotary
“I knew I had to give back, to do something,” said Abi Fapohunda, assistant professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences.
July 30, 2024
Learning by doing
Students thrive at Pittsburgh Summer Institute.
July 22, 2024
Amid TikTokers erroneously linking sunscreen to cancer, here’s what dermatologists want you to know
“This doesn’t mean all sunscreen is harmful or that all science in this field is discredited,” said Beth Hoffman, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences.
July 16, 2024
Parks Township nuclear waste cleanup faces awareness gap
Preliminary results from a survey sent out by Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences master’s degree candidate Ariana Scott suggest a startling lack of awareness, with a majority of respondents indicating they aren’t attending community information meetings.
July 12, 2024
Class explores how media impacts perceptions of health issues
“For better or worse, media is such a large part of our lives,” notes Beth Hoffman, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences who started a new class this spring, “Entertainment Media and Health.” The challenge is to harness it for good, she says.
May 17, 2024
Media project gives families outlet to help process grief of losing a child
Vice Dean Jessica Burke and Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Sara Baumann developed the collaborative filmmaking model as a research tool to let people tell their own stories.
April 23, 2024
Center for Global Health-sponsored team takes second at Global Health Case Competition
A team of six University of Pittsburgh juniors placed second in Emory University’s 2024 Emory Morningside Case Competition held March 21-23. The team was sponsored by the Global Studies Center and the School of Public Health’s Center for Global Health, headed by Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Assistant Professor Cynthia L Salter, PhD.
April 22, 2024
ART Heals Pittsburgh showcases the role of community art in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Through the collaboration of professors Sara Baumann and Jessica Burke, ART Heals Pittsburgh showcases 27 artists from the greater Pittsburgh region.
April 17, 2024
Comprehensive sexuality education benefits youths, schools and communities
The team led by Dr. Sara Baumann, assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, examined the effects of a unique program working with school communities in rural Madagascar.
April 2, 2024
How a new medical TV show could influence public perception
I think this [new show] will be a really good opportunity to promote health messages, create dialogue and ultimately inspire people to join medicine and get involved in health and their communities,” says assistant professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Beth Hoffman.
March 21, 2024
Sharing stories and creating space
Experts in community engagement share insights at Pitt Public Health symposium
When asked for words of wisdom gleaned from conducting community-engaged work, experts from academia and public health advocacy spoke of truth telling, finding joy, being present, remaining flexible and showing compassion.
February 29, 2024
Off target? Mount Washington youth sports group offers AR-15 as raffle prize.
“If they’re going to raffle off something, raffle off something positive,” Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Garland said. “Maybe books or a scholarship to a university.”
February 27, 2024
2 Pitt Public Health professors led a Collaborative Filmmaking study on grief
Vice Dean Jessica Burke and Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Sara Baumann led a study on parent bereavement journeys, which resulted in the film “Visualizing Loss.”