Events
The Office of Health Sciences Diversity invites you to join us for our "Diversity in Practice Speaker Series" 12:00pm on the 6th of June (Wednesday). The topic for this iteration of our speaker series will be covering the Spotlight on Sexual Minority Health, featuring Drs. Nina Markovic, Mack Friedman and Tom Mills. The location for this event will be LR3 in Scaife Hall (School of Medicine). If you have any questions, please contact Quinten Brown, or call our office at 412.648.2066.
Announcements
The Graduate School of Public Health's Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences and the Center for Health Equity would like to invite you to an updcoming lecture focusing on the question, "Why is Research the Weakest Link in the Path to Reducing Social and Health Inequalities?" This lecture will take place on Wednesday, May 9th, with the lecture scheduled from 3-4pm, followed by a reception from 4-5pm. This event will take place in A115 Crabtree Hall, in the Graduate School of Public Health.
The Center for Race and Social Problems, which is housed in the University of Pittsburgh's School of Social Work, will be celebrating their 10th anniversary on June 7, 2012 (Thursday). This event will take place in Alumni Hall, on Pitt's campus. Doors open at 5pm, with the program beginning lasting from 5:30-6:30pm. Following the program, there will be a reception from 6:30-8pm. This event is free and open to the public. If you have any further questions, please visit the website for The Center for Race and Social Problems.
News
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a feature story highlighting a new study entitled "De la Mano con la Salud" (Lend a Hand for Health). The study is being conducted by the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health, with partnership efforts from
Squirrel Hill Health Center and the Consumer Health Coalition. Patricia Documet, an assistant professor in GSPH's department of behavioral and community health sciences, is serving as the principal investigator for this study focusing on
the well-being of immigrant Latino men.
On December 20, 2011, WQED produced a special bilingual episode of Horizons. Hosted by Mr. Chris Moore, with a special contribution from Ms. Cindy Fernandez, Horizons delves into health care disparities affecting the Latino population in Pittsburgh. Ms. Fernandez speaks with local doctors and leaders of outreach organizations working to make care more affordable and available to men, women, and children in the Latino community. As highlighted in this program, one of the biggest obstacles members of Pittsburgh's Latino community face with regards to receiving proper medical care is the language barrier between doctor and patient. This barrier inspired WQED to produce this episode of Horizons in both English and Spanish.
Congratulations to Dr. Jeannette South-Paul and Dr. Nancy Davidson on their induction to the prestigious Institute of Medicine. more>
A research grant application from a black scientist to the National Institutes of Health is markedly less likely to win approval than one from a white scientist, a new study published in Science reports. more>
Congratulations to Dr. Freddie Fu, the recipient of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS) 2011 DIVERSITY AWARD in recognition of his efforts over the past 30 years to provide top opportunities in Orthopedic surgery to talented individuals without regard for sex, race, ethnicity, nationality or socioeconomic background. more >
