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Pitt Public Health researchers recognized for award-winning hospital outbreak detection system
Four Pitt Public Health-affiliated researchers are part of a team behind a genomic surveillance system recognized with a national award for its role in detecting and preventing infectious disease outbreaks in health care settings. The team includes Lee Harrison, MD; Alexander Sundermann, DrPH; Mark Roberts, MD, MPP; and Praveen Kumar, PhD.
Pitt Public Health researchers bring youth perspectives to social media research
Young people are often the primary audience for social media content, yet they are rarely included as research partners when that content is analyzed. A team of Pitt Public Health researchers in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences is working to fill that gap.
Public health is everywhere — so why not stop and talk about it?
That’s the idea behind a new monthly webinar series launching Oct. 13 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. Hosted by Dean Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH, the series will bring the public into conversations about public health, the work of Pitt Public Health and the issues shaping the field. Each webinar will feature researchers, practitioners and community partners working to address some of today’s biggest public health challenges.