In the Media
WPXI: New program tackles food insecurity among pregnant women
KDKA-TV: First Steps and Beyond Launch Food as Medicine Program alongside American Heart Association
WPXI-TV: ‘Black mothers dying at alarming rates in Allegheny County’
KDKA-TV: Pitt Study – Pregnant Black women disproportionately tested for drug use at hospitals
WTAE-TV: ‘WTAE Listens’ – A focus on women’s Health
In the News
Post-Gazette: During Heart Month, Brandi Allen puts the focus on healthy eating
MSN: New program tackles food insecurity among pregnant women
Rolling Out 25: Sundance 2025 spotlights powerful Black narratives
Tribune Live: AHN OB/GYN mobile health van creates access to care for McKeesport, beyond
Live Action: Pennsylvania organization launches state’s first-ever mobile formula bank
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: New ‘Food is Medicine’ initiative aims to place fresh produce in pregnant hands
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Preliminary Allegheny County data ‘a stark reminder that we’re not doing enough’ to help Black maternal death rates
KDKA-AM: Preterm Birth Rates Continue to Rise Across the U.S.
Tribune Live: Women who lost children help lead effort to reduce Black infant mortality rate in Allegheny County
American Journal of Managed Care: A Comprehensive Approach to Fourth-Trimester Care Aims to Overcome Newborn Health Disparities
The Tribune Live:Editorial Better Support for Moms Help Babies
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Black Maternal Mortality Rates are Rising. Pittsburgh Groups have Responded in Creative Ways
AJMC – Empowering Mothers, Saving Lives: Inside the First Steps and Beyond Initiative
Central Penn Business Journal: Rate of Maternal Morbidity Sounds Alarms
American Journal of Managed Care: First Steps and Beyond Aims to Reduce Black Infant Mortality
Heinz Endowments Magazine: Bridging the Gap
Allegheny Health Network Launches CenteringPregnancy® at West Penn Hospital
AHN launches new effort to tackle Black infant mortality
How Can We Fight High Black Infant Mortality Rates in Pittsburgh?
AHN Names Director for First Steps and Beyond Black Infant Mortality Initiative
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