Community Outreach Program at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Our Vision

We see a world with increased access to quality health education, helping women and families make informed decisions about their health care.

Our Mission

To improve the health literacy of those living in Pittsburgh’s most vulnerable and underserved neighborhoods through free health education programs.

We believe that all women and their families should have equal access to useful health information. And we strive to serve the needs of those who might not otherwise have access to health and wellness programs due to:

Income
Transportation
Language
Other barriers

About our Community Health Outreach Program

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital’s Community Outreach Program offers health programs designed for learning through:

Lectures and presentations
Group discussions
Teaching displays

Led by health educators or medical staff, our interactive community health programs are:

Culturally sensitive
Able to meet the language needs of our non-English speaking neighbors
Good for groups

We also train community members and peer advocates to teach health topics in their neighborhoods and help with referrals to health services.

Community Health Programs

We offer a broad range of programs to meet the health needs of women and their families. Sessions can be a one-time event or an ongoing series of classes. And there are no class fees.

Our classes include:

Healthy pregnancy and birth
Baby basics care
Safe sleep for babies
Infant home safety
Family planning
Breast and cervical health
Nutrition and healthy lifestyle
STD prevention
Healthy decision-making for teens
Building self-esteem
Stress and your health
Environmental health

Upon request — and based on our staff's schedules — we also offer classes on special topics such as:

Heart health
Menopause
Managing diabetes
Maternal health and mortality

Please contact us in advance to arrange special classes.

A Diverse Group of Partners

Magee’s Community Outreach Program partners with a wide range of:

Women’s groups
Schools
Businesses
Churches
Community centers
Shelters

We actively look for partners that represent diverse ethnic cultures to better reach and serve these unique groups. Our number of community partners is always growing.

Below is a short list of our current partners: