Share a book with Pitt Public Health through our One Book, One Community program featuring American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics by journalist and paramedic Kevin Hazzard.
Read the book, discuss it with your colleagues and classmates, and learn more through our associated events and resources.
We invite the entire Pitt Public Health community to share in reading the amazing story of the young, undereducated Black men in Pittsburgh, PA who forged a new frontier of health care.
Free tickets, while supplies last!
Purchase tickets directly from New Hazlett.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. After the play, stick around for a brief meet and greet with the playwright and Sheldon Williams, assistant professor of emergency medicine and Mayor O'Connor's nominee for Department of Public Safety.
On February 10 at 6 p.m., the Mount Washington Branch will host a hybrid book discussion on American Sirens. Learn more and register
Contact us if you have ideas for other resources or if you're an alum that wants to get involved!
Read a summary of the development of Freedom House plus a few relevant archives from the Heinz History Center.
Freedom House at the History Center
Freedom House 2.0 is a UPMC-sponsored workforce development program that trains individuals from underserved communities for health care and EMT careers. Inspired by the original Freedom House Ambulance Service of the 1960s, this program aims to diversify the workforce address the social determinants of health.
Reach out to us with questions or with ideas for engagement and resources during our academic year with American Sirens.
