Share a book with Pitt Public Health through our One Book, One Community program featuring American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics by journalist and paramedic Kevin Hazzard.
Read the book, discuss it with your colleagues and classmates, and learn more through our associated events and resources.
We invite the entire Pitt Public Health community to share in reading the amazing story of the young, undereducated Black men in Pittsburgh, PA who forged a new frontier of health care.
After the screening, we'll have a panel discussion featuring:
The event is free and shuttles will be provided from Oakland to the Strip District for those that register in advance.
On February 10 at 12:30 p.m., the Pitt Public Health community joined the Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Committee for spring term's installment of Coffee and Conversations which was turned into a book group-like discussion on American Sirens. Playwright L.E. McCullough joined the discussion.
The play was fantastic and we enjoyed an informal meet up for those that were interested, joined by Sheldon Williams, assistant professor of emergency medicine and Mayor O'Connor's nominee for Department of Public Safety. Williams also studied under John Moon.
A few photos (Flickr) from the event.
Contact us if you have ideas for other resources or if you're an alum that wants to get involved.
Three Freedom House EMTs with their mobile intensive care unit.
Learn about the History of Freedom House Ambulance Service by browsing items from one of the Health Sciences Library System's Digital Exhibits and Collections, a project of the University of Pittsburgh’s Health Sciences Library System History of Medicine division.
The 1969 School of Medicine Hippocratean yearbook
Freedom House 2.0 is a UPMC-sponsored workforce development program that trains individuals from underserved communities for health care and EMT careers. Inspired by the original Freedom House Ambulance Service of the 1960s, this program aims to diversify the workforce address the social determinants of health.
The Theiss Center is the cornerstone of early childhood mental health services at UPMC Western Behavioral Health. Read about the legacy of Freedom House from their perspective.
A hybrid panel featuring original members of Freedom House, author Kevin Hazzard, cast and production from The Pitt, and Pitt faculty.
Reach out to us with questions or with ideas for engagement and resources during our academic year with American Sirens.
