Pittsburgh Hill District residents, analysts wonder what’s next following Salem’s Market closure
Residents may not feel the impact immediately. But Professor and Chair of Epidemiology Tamara Dubowitz said the closing would have effects on the surrounding community.
Pitt alumna helping new mothers thrive using evaluation tool bearing her name
Pitt Public Health alumna Jennifer Barkin is principal investigator overseeing $8 million in federal and foundation grants to provide services targeted to improve maternal and infant health and wellbeing.
Pitt Public Health welcomes five new faculty members
The School of Public Health is pleased to welcome five new faculty members to four of our academic departments.
Jaia Gallegos Named 2024 Winner of Bernard D. Goldstein Student Award
Jaia Gallegos has been recognized as the 2024 recipient of the Bernard D. Goldstein Student Award in Environmental Health Disparities and Public Health Practice at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health.
Keeping your heart and waist healthy during menopause
“We were able to identify the time point at which women start to accumulate that fat in the abdomen. In particular, women start to accumulate two years before their final menstrual period,” said Professor of Epidemiology and Vice Chair for Education Samar R El Khoudary.
Public Health and Engineering team up on five research projects
Pitt’s School of Public Health, Swanson School of Engineering, and Clinical and Translational Science Institute have joined up to award $450,000 to five transdisciplinary pilot investigations focused on precision public health, a field that uses data science to develop targeted interventions by person, place and time.
4 Pitt projects making life healthier — not just longer
Maria Mori Brooks professor of epidemiology and of biostatistics and health data science and Anne Newman, a distinguished professor of epidemiology are working across a broad spectrum of disciplines to promote health and well-being across life stages.
Encouraging early intervention for Alzheimer’s in the Black community through an innovative interdisciplinary approach
“I’m a huge proponent of ensuring that the work that we do is grounded in community experience, lived experience and voice,” Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Director of the Center for Health Equity Dara Méndez said.
Transparency and equity on minds of Allegheny County’s almost entirely new health board members
While serving on the board, Dara Mendéz, associate professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Health Equity will “ensure” that people who “have been historically and contemporarily excluded … are centered in our decision making and processes.”
Taking a stride toward early ADRD detection
"Understanding what mechanisms are behind reduced mobility and why it may be more common among people who are at risk of dementia can help us create interventions that will help them," said Andrea Rosso associate professor in epidemiology.
Study shows women experiencing sexism feel equivalent of 9 years of cognitive decline
“This is the first time I’ve seen a measure like structural sexism linked to cognitive decline,” said Elizabeth Shaaban, assistant professor of epidemiology.
Milwaukee’s approach: How officials and advocates want to address racism as a public health crisis
“If we’re not going to name racism in the first place, then we’re not going to start to develop solutions to address it,” said Dara Méndez, associate professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Health Equity.
In memoriam: Clareann Bunker, PhD
A trailblazer in advancing global epidemiologic research, Clareann Bunker, PhD, faculty member in the School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology for more than three decades, passed away on November 20, 2024.
PulseNet identifies and stops foodborne illness outbreaks. Health care needs something similar
Alexander Sundermann, assistant professor of epidemiology, highlights the existence of PulseNet, a robust system for detecting foodborne outbreaks, and contrasts it with the lack of a similar system for tracking infections in healthcare settings.