The Center for Public Health Practice is committed to partnering with local, national and global practitioners to provide innovative public health practice experiences and policy research to improve population health for all communities.
The Center for Public Health Practice's mission is carried out through four goals:
- Support and promote practitioner excellence through bi-directional training between Pitt faculty and practitioners.
- Encourage and celebrate excellence in public health practice
- Promote translation of public health research findings into policy and practice
- Support Pitt Public Health programs with practice requirements.
Current Public Health Practice Events
Environmental Justice Summit: Reflections, Connections, and Collaborative Action in the Pittsburgh Region
May 9-11
The summit will address environmental health disparities, including cancer, due to environmental injustices and feature keynote speaker Sacoby Wilson. Multiple panels and activities throughout the day will engage attendees with community members, community organizations and academic researchers all interested in freeing ourselves and our communities from the environmental injustices that abound in our region. The summit includes a one-day academic symposium (May 10) with multiple community offerings.
Primary Goals
- To connect like-minded environmental justice scholars and practitioners
- To create a community of practice focused on addressing environmental injustices
- To offer community/healing events for people impacted by environmental injustices and/or working in environmental justice
Co-hosted by CPHP and the Cancer and Environment Network of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
View full schedule (PDF)
CPHP Student Awards
Bernard D. Goldstein Award in Environmental Health Disparities and Public Health 
Practice
Awarded biannually for public health practice and by CPHP.
Students and postdocs: If you're working or studying in an area related to public health practice, apply for a $2,000 scholarship to help defray the cost of opportunities to enhance your training as a public health practitioner.
Dean's Day, CPHP Award
Honoring the Dean's Day project best demonstrating a contribution to policy making and/or applications for improving practice. Students participating in Dean's Day can ask to be considered for this award. One award of $500 will be made each year.