Underground Railroad Bicycle Route Contender in National Geographic and Ashoka’s Changemakers’ Geotourism Challenge May 15, 2008
Adventure Cycling Association today announced that its newest heritage route, the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route (UGRR), is a featured entrant in the National Geographic and Ashoka's Changemakers’ Geotourism Challenge. The Challenge is a global competition that seeks to uncover innovative tourism projects around the world that sustain, enhance, and preserve local culture and place.
A big leap for minority health May 5, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In three years, a Pitt program has grown from its East Liberty start to 12 neighborhoods and beyond. At the end of Felicia Savage's yoga classes, her students form a circle and hold hands. They recite a pledge to honor their unity in wellbeing and finish with a group hug.
PBS explores 'Causes' March 21, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PBS's "Unnatural Causes" (10 p.m. Thursdays on WQED starting next week and running through April 17) explores the socio-economic and racial inequities in the health of Americans and searches for the causes.
Waiting to exhale Why black America is afraid to hope for a President Obama March 2, 2008
WASHINGTON - A few days ago, after she cleaned my teeth, my dentist turned her small talk to politics. What was said - and what wasn't - was a microcosm of how African-Americans are talking about Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Closing the Gap: An OnQ Special Report February 18, 2008 Medical information is complicated enough, but some patients must also deal with language barriers or disabilities. In this report, OnQ explores how hospitals, providers and other organizations are addressing this health care disparities problem.
Closing the Gap: Health Disparities Overview February 18, 2008 OnQ kicks off our week-long series focusing on disparities in health care and medical access for various groups based on their race, sexual orientation, gender, economic status, among other categories.
Closing the Gap: Health Disparities: Racial and Ethnic February 18, 2008 Through the Center for Minority Health, minister Rev. Vaughn teaches African dance classes for the CMH's Healthy Black Family Project at the Kingsley Center's newly-renovated exercise studios. Class participants talk with OnQ's Chris Moore about getting a handle on health, as well as spiritual issues.
The Healthy Class of 2010 (HC 2010), a multi-year campaign to promote health and prevent disease among sixth grade students enrolled in Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Online archive of print and electronic media related to the health of the four nationally recognized racial groups (Blacks/African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders).
