Check out some highlights of research and practice under way at Pitt Public Health:
Public comments on RGGI move Pa. closer to slashing power plant carbon pollution
In West Virginia’s poorest communities, the state’s vaccine rollout has left vulnerable residents behind
PA expands vaccine eligibility to ages 65 and older; UPMC vaccinates workers serving vulnerable populations
Research aims to understand, curb misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines
Estradiol may influence association between HDL cholesterol, aortic calcification
Study finds 35 percent of counties have two or fewer facilities to administer Covid-19 vaccines
Gov. Wolf awards Pitt Public Health $2.5M to study health impacts of fracking
Virtual Agents of Change: How Computers Are Mapping Covid-19's Future
Researchers scan DNA to learn how facial features form
Feeling stressed about your role in life? For women, that could be a health risk
Lead in game meat a health risk for hunting families and food bank recipients
New AHA Scientific Statement on Menopause and CVD Risk
BCHS alumnus David Hicks brings teamwork and values to organzing COVID-19 response
On World AIDS Day 2020, Learn About Pitt’s Work and Impact
Pitt Scientists Demonstrate Positive Effects of Physical Activity in Patients and Identify Predictors of Satisfaction after Bariatric Surgery
Pitt researchers find Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansions led to earlier detection of cancer
Bacterial metabolism of dietary soy may lower risk factor for dementia
Study shows how HIV and cancer drugs accelerate cellular aging
Staying social can boost healthy ‘gray matter’ in aging brains
The opioid crisis didn’t disappear amid the pandemic. It still calls for urgent action.
Pitt's community engagement programs, fortifying the interface of the University with the broader community
Revisiting Freedom House Ambulance: A Call for a Modern and Inclusive Public Health Initiative (video)
COVID-19 on campus
COVID-19 & Secondary Impacts
Summer of 2020: Evolution of our understanding of SARS-CoV-2 and ability to forecast COVID-19
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