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How the Health Department aims to create a Healthier Allegheny

WEBThe Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD) 2023-27 Plan for a Healthier Allegheny, a comprehensive, community-based initiative, is based on a …

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Still need a Covid vaccine

WEBAccording to the state’s Covid-19 Vaccine Dashboard, 229,113 residents of the county have been partially vaccinated and 369,153 have been fully vaccinated (as of …

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3 Pittsburgh organizations working to increase access to mental …

WEBThe collaborative, which meets every Thursday evening on Zoom, practices integrative community therapy [ICT], a group therapeutic method created in Brazil to …

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Out of the Darkness: Suicide prevention starts with a walk

WEBResolve Crisis Services, call 1-888-796-8226. Walk-in crisis center located at 333 N. Braddock Ave. The Trevor Project, call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678 …

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What the Allegheny Health Dept. is doing to address health …

WEBThese differences translate directly to worse health outcomes among our communities of color. In Allegheny County, black people have dramatically higher rates …

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Health Department's new dashboard lets public monitor air quality …

WEBThe dashboard launch coincides with the release of the American Lung Association (ALA)’s 2021 State of the Air report, which ranked the Pittsburgh-New …

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Allegheny General Hospital opens $78 million cancer center today

WEBby Sandra Tolliver July 27, 2020. Allegheny Health Network Cancer Center is now open. Image courtesy of AHN. With its distinctive blue glass walls and three-story atrium, the …

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Beyond health insurance: Filling the primary care gap in Pittsburgh …

WEBFor critical day-to-day services like accessing a good primary care physician, budgeting for premiums, medications, and other expenses, or utilizing high-value …

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UPMC announces architects and $2 billion hospitals project

WEBThis week, Pittsburghers got their first look at how this wild ambition might look. On Sept. 26, the health enterprise unveiled designs and project timelines for three …

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AlphaLab Health, a healthcare and life sciences accelerator, …

WEBAlphaLab Health is a piece of that much bigger project, the Allegheny General Hospital Suburban Campus, which Cohen now oversees. “That’s a really cool …

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Here’s how you can benefit from the Affordable Care Act …

WEBEnrollment for 2022 health insurance plans in the ACA marketplace began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15. To get a plan that begins by Jan. 1, the deadline is …

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Humane Health Coalition brings free care to pets and their owners

WEBHARP and AHN are in the process of rebranding this mobile veterinary office that the Humane Health Coalition purchased from Stone Marsh Mobile Vet. Eventually, …

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AHN, Highmark and Riverhounds are building a major new

WEBThe Pittsburgh Riverhounds football club is teaming up with Highmark and Allegheny Health Network (AHN) to build a massive new sports and health complex in …

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6 AlphaLab Health startups could change the way you

WEBHere is the list of the other 2021-22 AlphaLab Health startups: • MindTrace is developing technology that allows neurosurgeons to remove brain tumors and seizure …

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UpStreet is expanding mental health services in Squirrel Hill

WEBOn Dec. 6, UpStreet broke ground on its future location at the former Forward Lanes building at 5844 Forward Ave. in Squirrel Hill. UpStreet hopes to open its …

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AHN Wexford Hospital is a big, bold commitment to healthcare

WEBAHN Wexford Hospital will be physically connected to AHN’s Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion on Perry Highway (U.S. Route 19). The 345,000-square-foot facility …

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Fracking raises risks of asthma and lymphoma, new Pitt study says

WEBThe study, funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, analyzed asthma, childhood cancer and birth outcomes in the counties of Armstrong, Beaver, …

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Dr. Debra Bogen named director of Allegheny County Health …

WEBDr. Debra Bogen, vice chair of education in the department of pediatrics at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, is the new director of the Allegheny County …

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Sponsored: UPMC Health Plan supports youth mental health …

WEBWhile individuals, families, communities, and health systems have long dealt with challenges around youth mental health, the topic has gained a new national …

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NEXT Up: empowering Pennsylvania's women and girls with BJ Leber

WEBBJ Leber is president and CEO of Adagio Health, which provides access to quality health care for women in 23 counties throughout western Pennsylvania.In …

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New funding from JHF offers much-needed mental health

WEBThe JCC received a two-year, $70,000 grant to fund a part-time teen engagement coordinator. The coordinator will engage with local teenagers on mental …

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4 great places for holistic wellness treatments in Pittsburgh

WEBPittsburgh is known for its hospitals and world-class medical innovation. But it’s also home to a range of holistic practitioners and health spas offering treatments …

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