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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

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.

 

One Health Day

We hosted our first One Health Day on November 15th. The event included speaker William T. Mallon, senior director of strategy and innovation development at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), a Sustainable Healthcare Challenge, student poster competitions, and a heat demonstration.

 

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

Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
UPMC Center for Sustainability