Pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. increased 27% in five-year period, affecting women between 25-39 years of age
“This study that we’re talking about today shows why this is not a political issue, and it’s really important that we all be focusing on how we can reduce maternal mortality and working together on it," Marian Jarlenski, professor of Health Policy and Management.
MPH Program Ranked 18th in the Nation
The Master of Public Health (MPH) program at the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Health Policy and Management is the 18th-best program in the nation according to rankings just released by U.S. News and World Report.
U.S. News and World Report 2025 graduate school rankings released
Pitt Public Health and several departments and programs perform well in the latest graduate school rankings.
Charting her own path
While many high school students are still discovering their career paths, Sarah Siddiqui set her sights on a clear goal early on.
You don't want to throw a measles party
“Events promoting intentional exposure to measles, such as 'measles parties,' can overwhelm local public health and medical services while endangering the lives and health of many community members,” warned Dr. Theresa Chapple-McGruder, associate professor of health policy and management.
HPM JD/MPH student earning a third degree while studying abroad in France
For many Pitt students, life on campus means spending time in the shadow of its iconic architectural centerpiece, but for her last semester, Cindy Hsieh traded in the Cathedral of Learning for the Eiffel Tower.
A fourth-year JD/MPH student in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Hsieh is studying abroad in France at University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, earning a fourth (!) graduate degree there.
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.
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.
In memoriam: Professor Emeritus Beaufort B. Longest, Jr.
Health Policy and Management Professor Emeritus Beaufort B. Longest, Jr. died January 17, 2025, following a brief and sudden illness.
Online sellers of compounded GLP-1s often don't mention risks
Julie Donohue, chair and professor of health policy and management, said it's "unclear" if FDA regulations intended to apply to advertising by manufacturers should also apply to compound pharmacies.
Allegheny County sees another drop in school-age vaccinations
It’s a “very concerning” trend, said Mary Krauland, research assistant professor and member of the Pitt Public Health Dynamics Laboratory, which uses data visualizations to help understand the potential spread of infectious diseases.
No, parents didn't spend child tax credit money on drugs, study finds
“This evidence does not support policymaker concerns about increased parental substance use outweighing the substantial benefits of [advance child tax credit] monthly payments to low-income children and families,” said Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management J. Travis Donahoe.
A collaborative program to rethink nursing home care
“The original Teaching Nursing Home Initiative ran its course with some success,” explains Howard Degenholtz, professor of health policy and management.
Assessing the whys behind racial gaps in county overdose death rates
“There are definitely pretty big differences in access to treatment for opioid use disorder,” said Travis Donahoe, assistant professor in the department of health policy and management.