Take Charge of Your Health: Parents, children and COVID-19
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March 2021
July 2020
COVID-19 vaccine trials must include Black community
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April 2020
Take Charge of Your Health: The Economic Impact of Coronavirus
Originally published: April 15, 2020 New Pittsburgh Courier
March 2020
Take Charge of Your Health: Coronavirus
Published: Pittsburgh New Courier Post. 3/18/2020 This special edition of the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” page focuses on COVID-19 (also called “coronavirus”) and our communities. We hope this special edition can be a guide for residents in Allegheny County. Erricka Hager and Bee Schindler, community engagement coordinators, University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational [...]
February 2019
Take Charge of Your Health. Be Informed. Be Involved. … Preeclampsia and heart health
This month, the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” page focuses on preeclampsia and heart health. Erricka Hager, health advocate, and Esther L. Bush, president and CEO, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, spoke about this topic. EH: Good afternoon, Ms. Bush. I’m excited to have this conversation with you about an issue that is negatively affecting [...]
January 2019
Take Charge of Your Health: Immunizations and Vaccination
This month, the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” page focuses on immunizations and busting some of the vaccination myths floating around. Bee Schindler, community engagement coordinator with the University of Pittsburgh’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Esther L. Bush, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, spoke about this topic. BS: Good [...]
December 2018
Take charge of your health today. Be informed. Be involved. … Maternal and infant mortality
This month, the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” page focuses on maternal and infant mortality. Erricka Hager, health advocate at the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, spoke about this topic with Esther L. Bush, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh. EH: Good afternoon, Ms. Bush. When I heard that we’d be [...]
Take charge of your health…Be Informed. … Be Involved. …Gun Violence
This month, the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” pages focus on gun violence prevention. Erricka Hager, Health Advocate at the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh; Esther L. Bush, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh; and Bee Schindler, Community Engagement Coordinator with CTSI, spoke on this topic. EB: I’m so pleased [...]
October 2018
Take charge of your health today. Be Informed. Be Involved… ‘Mobile Health’
This month, the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” page focuses on the intersection of the digital world and people’s health, called “mobile health” (or “mHealth”). Bee Schindler, community engagement coordinator with the University of Pittsburgh’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Esther L. Bush, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, [...]
August 2018
Take Charge of Your Health. Be Informed. Be Involved. … Depression
This month, the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” page focuses on depression. The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh’s Erricka Hager, health advocate, and Esther L. Bush, president and CEO, recently spoke about this topic. EH: Good morning, Ms. Bush. I’m excited that we’re going to be discussing depression and its effect on older adults. Despite the recent public health focus [...]