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Article - 4 Minute Read
Mental Health Disparities in the Black Community
While many health disparities are recognized as physical conditions, mental health is also a prevalent disparity for some. Learn more. Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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Article - 8 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 - 9 Minute Read
Health Disparities Q&A with Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS
Naudia N. Jonassaint, MD, MHS, focuses on risk assessment in transplantation and explores health disparities in liver transplant outcomes. 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 an initiative to help improve outcomes for pregnant women of color. Learn more. Learn More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Article - 9 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 - 9 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. Read More
Categorized as: Health Disparities, Living and Wellness
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Article - 11 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 - 4 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
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Dr. Margaret Rosenzweig Explores Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer
Black women are more likely to die of breast cancer. UPMC research shows that they are less likely to receive their full course of treatment. Learn More
Categorized as: Breast Cancer, Cancer Care, Health Disparities, Health Topics A-Z, Living and Wellness
