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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.
When Climate Becomes a Health Crisis
In this episode of Global Health Frontlines, Dr. Maureen Lichtveld, Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, discusses the ways climate is already reshaping human health. Dr. Lichtveld also shares the experiences that led her to public health, including helping increase childhood immunization rates in communities in Suriname, and explains why the next generation of public health professionals gives her reason for optimism.