Community Health Series Partnership

CTSI's Community PARTners Core, the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, the New Pittsburgh Courier, and the UPMC Center for Engagement and Inclusion collaborate on a monthly printed and online health page in the Courier, a Lunch and Learn series in the downtown Urban League location, and a quarterly Dinner and Dialogue series held in the University of Pittsburgh’s Community Engagement Centers.

For more information about this partnership, email Bee Schindler, LMSW, Community Engagement Coordinator, at bee.schindler@pitt.edu

Below you will find links to the lunch and learn video playlist, covering the many health topics discussed by researchers and community organizers.

Take Charge of Your Health Today.
Be Informed. Be Involved.

2020

Mental Health and Young Adults (January 2020) PDF
Racism and Health (February 2020) PDF
Coronavirus: Advice from Physicians (March 2020) PDF
Coronavirus: Flattening the Curve (March 2020) PDF
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 (April 2020) PDF
Digital and Data Literacy (May 2020) PDF

Skin Health (June 2020) PDF
Clinical Vaccine Trials (July 2020) PDF
Food Insecurity and COVID-19 (August 2020) PDF
COVID-19 Infodemic (September 2020) PDF
COVID-19 Stories (October 2020) PDF
Stress and COVID-19 (November 2020) PDF

2019

Immunizations and Vaccinations (January 2019) PDF Video
Preeclampsia and Heart Health (February 2019) PDF Video
Asthma and Poverty (March 2019) PDF Video
Prediabetes (April 2019) PDF Video
Breast Cancer (May 2019) PDF Video
Benefits of Fatherhood (June 2019) PDF Video

Stroke Research (July 2019) PDF Video
The Pittsburgh Study (August 2019) PDF Video
Teens and Sleep (September 2019) PDF Video
Oral Health Disparities (October 2019) PDF Video
Diabetes and Physical Activity (November 2019) PDF

2018

Social Support (January 2018) PDF Video
Alzheimer's Disease (February 2018) PDF Video
Down Syndrome (March 2018) PDF Video
Hypertension (April 2018) PDF
All of Us Pennsylvania (May 2018) PDF
HIV and PreP (June 2018) PDF
Sleep (July 2018) PDF Video
Depression in Older Adults (August 2018) PDF
Menopause (September 2018) PDF Video
Mobile Health (October 2018) PDF Video
Gun Violence (November 2018) PDF Video

2017

Preventative Health (January 2017) PDF Video
Healthy Relationships (February 2017) PDF Video
Water Quality (March 2017) PDF
Bridging Health Equity Across Communities (April 2017) PDF Video
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (May 2017) PDF Video
Reproductive Rights (June 2017) PDF Video
Post-Incarceration Health Care (July 2017) PDF Video
Electronic Cigarettes (August 2017) PDF Video
Addiction (September 2017) PDF Video
Research and Health Equity (October 2017) PDF Video
Precision Medicine (November 2017) PDF Video
Bullying (December 2017) PDF Video

2016

Physical Activity (January 2016) PDF
Vitamins and Supplements (February 2016) PDF
Drug Use (March 2016) PDF
Organ Donation (April 2016) PDF
Healthy Aging (May 2016) PDF
Sexuality and Stigma (June 2016) PDF

2015

Environmental Health (January 2015) PDF
Hearing Health (February 2015) PDF
Diabetes (March 2015) PDF
Diabetes continued (March 2015) PDF
Sleep Health (August 2015) PDF
Pregnancy Health (September 2015) PDF
Health Technology (October 2015) PDF
Health Insurance (November 2015) PDF
Alcohol (December 2015) PDF

About the Community Health Series Partnership

The partnership seeks to provide relevant health information, statistics, and research opportunities in the local community. The Health Page features a commentary each month with Esther L. Bush, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, an overview of a researcher’s study, and resources offered in the city. The New Pittsburgh Courier, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious black newspapers, distributes more than 10,000 copies of the edition.

Aims for this unique, ongoing partnership between academics, the community, a health system, and local media include community health education and advocacy, increasing minority participation in clinical and translational research, and encouraging individuals to become empowered and actively engaged in their own health.

The free and open to the public on-site series discuss Allegheny County-specific health disparities and current research, while connecting readers and attendees to resource opportunities. Researchers are on hand to present findings and the floor will be open to dialogue.