Dara D. Mendez, PhD, MPH (she/her) & Dr. Maya Ragavan are leading a new study exploring how #doulas can help mitigate #IntimatePartnerViolence during #pregnancy. Learn more about this new community partnership: https://lnkd.in/drq3KipH
CONVERGE@Pitt
Research Services
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 368 followers
We are a multidisciplinary community of scholars who conduct and translate research focused on sex- and gender health.
About us
Our work focuses on women’s and gender-related health across the lifespan and includes adolescent health, family planning, pregnancy-related health, menopause and aging. We have expertise in health services research, patient-centered outcomes research, behavioral science, community-based participatory research, policy analysis, and implementation science. Since its inception, CWHRI has been actively engaged in improving the state of women’s health and health care by: - Identifying barriers to treatment and potential interventions to enhance health care for people from socially and economically marginalized populations - Developing and testing interactive tools to help people make informed decisions about their health - Developing and testing interventions to promote healthy physical, psychological and social interaction between the sexes - Authoring key, high-impact journal articles on research that informs women’s health care and policy - Working to ensure that healthcare providers, systems, and policymakers are attuned to the needs, preferences, and social context of diverse people - Participating in educational forums to build community awareness around women’s health issues - Providing mentorship to feed the pipeline of women’s health investigators in translational and health services research
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https://linktr.ee/convergepitt
External link for CONVERGE@Pitt
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2015
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230 McKee Pl
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, US
Employees at CONVERGE@Pitt
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Raelynn Miles O'Leary
Partner + Co-Founder at Dezudio, Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
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Marian Jarlenski
Professor at University of Pittsburgh
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Olivia Stransky, MPH
Clinical Research Coordinator at Center for Innovative Research on Gender Health Equity
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Kelsey Schorr, MPH MSL
Research and Administrative Manager at University of Pittsburgh Center for Innovative Research on Gender Health Equity
Updates
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Amazing things are happening at the EMBRACE Center! 🙌 With a $13 million #NIH grant, Dara D. Mendez, PhD, MPH (she/her) & the center will help improve #MaternalHealth & support Black families in our region. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dkscwE7z
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Sonya Borrero will be at Chatham University Women's Institute for the Barbara Stone Hollander '60 Lecture in Women's Leadership next Tuesday, October 29th! Join her as she tackles the tough topics of reproductive abuses in the U.S. and shares her vision for a more equitable future. Register today: https://lnkd.in/eGg-BFJv
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We are looking for #doulas who have provided care to #pregnant + #postpartum people in #Pennsylvania during the last year to join our research study on medical insurance and racial health equity. You will receive $50 in compensation for your time. https://lnkd.in/eWJ8qhv3
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Drs. Kislovskiy, Jarlenski, and their team looked at Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) access in rural versus urban pharmacies in Georgia and Pennsylvania. They found that pharmacies were unlikely to carry PrEP or PEP, with event less carrying in rural compared to urban. Addressing pharmacy barriers to PrEP/PEP may enhance access to HIV prevention for those living at high risk of HIV. https://lnkd.in/eXjhp_HR
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Dr. Jarlenski, Gerria Coffee, Dr. Mendez, and Dr. Mosley's recent study investigated the most effective ways that Medicaid programs can implement doula care to improve racial health equity. https://lnkd.in/eUBizrXV
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CONVERGE@Pitt reposted this
Research Associate | Project Management | Reproductive Justice Advocate | Focused on Building Equitable Outcomes for Communities
🌼Happy World Contraception Day! 🌼 Birth control pills are 💊well-studied 💊proven safe + effective 💊can offer other health benefits 💊AVAILABLE OTC (W/O A PRESCRIPTION) FOR THE 1ST TIME IN US HISTORY! Importantly, birth control pills, emergency contraceptive pills & abortion pills are all important reproductive health medications with DIFFERENT purposes. Check out this fact sheet to learn more about each one: bit.ly/BCECMedAb #FreeThePill #WorldContraceptionDay Ibis Reproductive Health
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Drs. Dara Mendez, Mehret Birru Talabi, and Hyagriv Simhan are leading a new effort funded by NICHD to develop and evaluate innovative approaches to promote maternal health equity and reduce pregnancy-related complications and death. https://lnkd.in/eSai7Rgm
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CONVERGE@Pitt reposted this
Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
Rural Medicaid enrollees living with HIV in the southern U.S. face challenges accessing care. In a study published in the Journal of Rural Health, researchers, including HPM's Lindsay Sabik found that rural enrollees with over 30 minutes of drive time had better retention in care. While urban residents saw little impact, rural patients had a 7% higher chance of staying in care with longer drives, highlighting geographic disparities in healthcare access and the importance of understanding these factors to improve retention strategies. Read more about the findings: tinyurl.com/39ncdw7n
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