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Pitt Public Health students, faculty see One Health in action at Garfield Community Farm
Pitt Public Health students and faculty visited Garfield Community Farm to explore how climate change, environmental sustainability and community well-being intersect through the One Health approach. The nearly three-acre urban farm transforms once-abandoned land into a thriving ecosystem while improving access to fresh, affordable produce, restoring biodiversity and building neighborhood resilience.
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.
Pitt Public Health researchers assess and compare air quality across Allegheny County
“Allegheny County consistently scores failing grades on the American Lung Association’s State of the Air reports, and Pittsburgh ranks among the worst U.S. metropolitan areas for particle pollution,” said Abdul Alobireed, PhD, a recent graduate in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Pitt Public Health.