Climate change is the
biggest global health threat
of the 21st century
Welcome
The University of Pittsburgh Office of Sustainability in the Health Sciences seeks to develop sustainable health care practices by decarbonizing our own operations, training eco-literate future healthcare leaders, and researching sustainable solutions that improve human and planetary health.
Highlights
New Publication with OSHS student researcher, Justin Wang:
Planetary Health Journal Club
Our next Journal Club is May 16th 12-1pm in 502 Scaife or on Zoom. We will discuss Modern Diets and the Health of Our Planet: An Investigation into the Environmental Impacts of Food Choices.
RSVP here.
Planetary Health Report Card
The Planetary Health Report Card is a metric-based tool for evaluating and improving planetary health content in health professional schools. Students from Pitt’s Schools of Dental Medicine, Medicine, and Pharmacy completed report cards for their schools this year. Click here to see the final report.
Happy Earth Month!
Health Science students have been celebrating Earth Month by holding recruiting events within their schools and getting students involved in sustainability at Pitt.
Click here for more information about Earth Month activities across campus.
Pitt’s Clinical Partner
A world-renowned health care provider and insurer, UPMC combines clinical and research excellence to deliver high-quality care for patients from Western Pennsylvania and across the globe. The Schools of the Health Sciences work closely with UPMC to ensure that health care delivery, biomedical research, and education are equally robust and continuously evolving.
Our Partners
