Race &... Lecture Series

Events

Frameworks to Address Inequity in Reproductive and Sexual Health

Ashley Hill, DrPH, MPH Visiting Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh

Minimum Wage Laws and Housing Cost Burden among Black Families

Brittany Brown-Podgorski , PhD, MPH Visiting Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh

Join Dr. Ashley Hill and Dr. Brittany Brown-Podgorski for the second in the Race & Lecture Series. 

The new Race &... Lecture Series, a part of the Race and Social Determinants of Equity, Health, and Well-being Cluster Hire Initiative. The lunchtime speaker series provides a spotlight for each new faculty member to describe their work and interests. 

Dr. Hill, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, will present: "Frameworks to Address Inequity in Reproductive and Sexual Health." This area of research examines reproductive epidemiology, health disparities and the co-occurrence of social, environmental and biological factors that contribute to sexually transmitted  infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Dr. Brown-Podgorski, Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Management, Graduate School of Public Health, will present: "Minimum Wage Laws and Housing Cost Burden among Black Families" This study used a quasi-experimental design to test whether state minimum wage increases were associated with a significant change in the proportion of Black households with a housing cost burden less than 30% of the annual household income.

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