UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Launch Longitudinal Study on Children in Allegheny County

University Center for Social and Urban Research   (Pittsburgh)

February 2020

The Pittsburgh Study will follow children in Allegheny County from birth through high school. It is the largest community-partnered intervention study to follow children over time. UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh are working in collaboration with many community organizations and institutions to complete this study. Families began to enroll in Fall of 2019. The goal of the study is to find the best ways to give children support to graduate from high school on time, healthy, and thriving. 

Updated Article from Health Equity May 2022