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Class explores how media impacts perceptions of health issues
“For better or worse, media is such a large part of our lives,” notes Beth Hoffman, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences who started a new class this spring, “Entertainment Media and Health.” The challenge is to harness it for good, she says.
Media project gives families outlet to help process grief of losing a child
Vice Dean Jessica Burke and Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Sara Baumann developed the collaborative filmmaking model as a research tool to let people tell their own stories.
Center for Global Health-sponsored team takes second at Global Health Case Competition
A team of six University of Pittsburgh juniors placed second in Emory University’s 2024 Emory Morningside Case Competition held March 21-23. The team was sponsored by the Global Studies Center and the School of Public Health’s Center for Global Health, headed by Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Assistant Professor Cynthia L Salter, PhD.