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Article - 11 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A With Jonathan K. Han, MD, and Winfred T. Frazier, MD, MPH
Jonathan K. Han, MD, is program director of the UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program.Winfred T. Frazier, MD, MPH, is medical director of the UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center and associate program director of the UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program.Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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Article - 3 Minute Read
Mental Health Disparities in the Black Community
Health disparities are preventable and disproportionate health conditions and inequalities that exist among all ages in a certain population. While many health disparities are commonly recognized as physical conditions like heart disease or breast cancer, mental health is also a prevalent health disparity for some populations.Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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Article - 7 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A With Diego Chaves Gnecco, MD, MPH
Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is the director and founder of Salud Para Niños (Health for the Children), western Pennsylvania's first pediatric bilingual and bicultural community clinic.Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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Article - 7 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A with Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS
Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS, is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a hepatologist at the UPMC Center for Liver Diseases.Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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UPMC Life Changers: How Dr. Sharee Livingston Is Working to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Women of Color
Dr. Sharee Livingston, an ob-gyn at UPMC Lititz, co-founded the Diversifying Doulas Initiative to help improve outcomes for pregnant women of color.Learn More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Article - 7 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A with Sharee Livingston, DO
Sharee Livingston, DO, is chair of obstetrics and gynecology at UPMC Lititz in Lancaster County, Pa., and a member of the hospital's board of trustees.Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness, Policy and Advocacy
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Article - 7 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A with Representative Morgan Cephas Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Morgan Cephas represents the 192nd legislative district in West Philadelphia, the community in which she was born and raised. Now in her third term, Rep. Cephas sits on the House Appropriations, Health, Insurance, and Labor and Industry committees.Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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Article - 8 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A With Dr. Bledsoe
Demond E. Bledsoe, PhD, LPC, is a senior program director with UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, where he provides clinical support to inpatient behavioral health units in UPMC hospitals and select outpatient facilities across Pennsylvania.Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness, Policy and Advocacy
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Article - 2 Minute Read
Kidney Transplant and Health Disparities
Of the 96,000 people waiting for a transplant, nearly 1/3 are Black Americans, who experience kidney failure mainly due to health disparities.Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Health Topics A-Z, Kidney Transplant, Transplant
