Community Experience

Building a Healthy Community for our Diverse Populations

The Center for Engagement and Inclusion’s community engagement vision is to build a healthy community for our diverse, underserved populations in partnership with key stakeholders. With the goal of creating deep impact on the health and economic development of the communities we serve, we partner with community organizations, charitable foundations, educational institutions, government, and faith-based organizations.

Educational Institutions

UPMC partners with the University of Pittsburgh to ensure we are aligning our diversity efforts and making a difference in the communities we serve.

University of Pittsburgh Office of Health Sciences Diversity

The Center for Engagement and Inclusion also collaborates with internal partners within UPMC to align efforts and resources to achieve inclusion throughout our communities. You may learn more about below:

Learn more about the UPMC Disabilities Resource Center.

Building a healthy community encompasses a broad range of areas that the UPMC Center for Engagement and Inclusion addresses, including:

Promoting Health Equity

The UPMC Center for Engagement and Inclusion’s community engagement strategy and Community Health Partnership Council addresses major health disparities in our communities with the intent of creating deep impact on these issues. As a starting point, the focus is on 3 areas:

Health
Youth
National initiative

Workforce Development

UPMC offers work-readiness training programs for those in underserved communities and assists them in finding employment within UPMC.

Learn more about the Workforce Development program.

Patient Safety and Experience

We work closely with the UPMC Quality, Safety, and Innovation team to improve the experience of patients in our diverse communities and to ensure culturally relevant care.

Collaborations with the UPMC Disability Resource Center enables us to better serve our patients and community members with varying ability levels.

Learn more about the UPMC Disabilities Resource Center.

Supplier Diversity

The UPMC Supplier Diversity Program is designed to provide minority, woman-owned, and disadvantaged businesses (MWDBE) equal access to procurement opportunities.

Charitable Giving

The UPMC Center for Engagement and Inclusion partners with nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that serve diverse, underserved communities to promote cultural awareness, health education and workforce development.

Community Health Partnership Initiative

This initiative is focused on building relationships with diverse community organizations, including Latino, immigrant, refugee, LGBTQ, and interfaith communities. We collaborate with community leaders to develop programs and resources to serve diverse populations. We aim to be partners in community health care by providing the following services:

Monthly health topics translated into various languages
Buckle Up for Life car seat program
Hospital tours
Health screenings
Health care technology overviews
Translation for health care services

Employee Volunteerism

We recognize the lasting impact we can make by serving our communities. In partnership with employees across the system, the Center for Engagement and Inclusion encourages employee participation by facilitating monthly Lend A Hand opportunities to donate items, volunteer time, or attend events. Service projects and donation drives enable employees to experience the rewards of giving back to the communities in which we all live and work. Lend A Hand barrels are located at UPMC facilities.