University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health

Time 2020-07-22 02:04:18

Web Name: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health

WebSite: http://www.publichealth.pitt.edu

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The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health is atop-ranked, internationally respected center of learning and researchthat prepares students to influence public health practices andmedical care across the country and around the world.Learn more Coronavirusresponse Why are minorities getting hit harder by COVID-19? Partly because of systemic racism, says Gary-Webb THE MORNING CALL - EPI's Tiffany Gary-Webb, member of the Pittsburgh Black Covid-19 Equity Coalition, said there is a lack of robust and accessible testing, and that testing sites are not concentrated in communities of color. “We know that there’s disproportionate impacts, so we really think interv... (07/15/2020) Goldstein says EPA must consider COVID-19 when setting air pollutant standards THE HILL - EOH's Bernard Goldstein contributed an op-ed to The Hill urging the EPA to consider COVID-19 when setting air pollutant standards.  ​"With so many Americans at risk," he says, "the EPA needs to withdraw its proposed particulate standards and seriously consider the impact of COVID-19 on... (07/10/2020) Gender Equity Commission report calls for swift action on inequities in Pittsburgh PUBLIC SOURCE - New Gender Equity Commission report lists 11 recommended actions to address gender and racial disparities in Pittsburgh.Gender and race are at the center of its recommendations but the report also mentions how people who are differently abled, elderly or trans, for example, can feel... (07/10/2020) EOH's Wenzel named winner of ATS AII Scientific Accomplishment Award EOH's Sally Wenzel has won the American Thoracic Society's AII Scientific Accomplishment Award.Dr. Wenzel’s remarkable research contributions over the years have significantly improved our understanding of asthma pathogenesis and directly impacted approach to treatment. Dr. Wenzel has developed an ... (07/10/2020) Pandav provides COVID-19 update on the situation in Timor-Leste Rajesh Pandav (EPI ‘01) is currently a WHO representative for the Timor-Leste government. Pandav provided a COVID-19 update on the situation in the island nation, the preparedness and response measures put into place, and addressed continuing challenges in a recent update that was posted to the You... (07/10/2020) Pitt Public Health Webinar/Online Event Pandemic Policies and Practices: Preparing for COVID-19 in the Obstetric Context (MAR-PHTC)Pitt Public Health Webinar/Online Event Pandemic Policies and Practices: Preparing for COVID-19 in the Obstetric Context (MAR-PHTC) Tue 7/21 11:00AM - 12:00PM Joinphilosopher-bioethicistLisa Parker, director of Pitt sCenter for Bioethics and Health Law, and ethicist-ob/gynMarielle Gross, to for a brief presentationand Q A session examining ethical concerns related to the practice of evidence-based obstetric care in the pandemic setting.Explore the ethical challenges related to a dearth of evidence and the emerging-but-limited understanding of COVID-19 diagnosis or management during pregnancy and breastfeeding. ** Online/Virtual Event ** How can Canvas, Pitt s new learning management system, help out to organize and present your course content? This training will introduce how the Pages, Modules and Files features work together to give you a flexible, dynamic home for your course online. ** Online/Virtual Event ** Faculty who want assistance adapting their class to Flex@Pitt this fall are invited to drop-in hours from 11am-1pm Monday, July 20 and Wednesday, July 22. Email rehak@pitt.edu for the link. Incoming students are invited on Wednesday, July 22 at 7 p.m. for an introduction to terms such as health equity, racial health disparities, systemic racism, anti-racism, social determinants of health, inequality, and social justice in relation to population health and health outcomes. In this session the Center for Health Equity (CHE) will provide incoming public health students with foundational definitions for these terms and explore how they operate in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. ContactJill Ruemplerfor details. Biostatistics Dissertation Defense Marie Tuft-Statistical Learning for the Spectral Analysis of Time Series DataBiostatistics Dissertation Defense Marie Tuft-Statistical Learning for the Spectral Analysis of Time Series Data Thu 7/23 9:00AM - 11:00AM ** Online/Virtual Event ** Marie Tuft of the Department of Biostatistics defends her dissertation on Statistical Learning for the Spectral Analysis of Time Series Data .

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