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After the post sat vacant for 18 months, the Allegheny County Board of Health has named Dr. Iulia Vann as the next health department director.

Vann, a medical doctor with a master’s degree in public health, most recently worked for Guilford County in North Carolina, where she has served as health director since 2020.

Also, we explore the different attitudes surrounding zoos and animal captivity with insights from advocates, experts and the CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium.

Finally, join reporter Quinn Glabicki and Editor-in-Chief Halle Stockton during a virtual event on July 9 at noon as they discuss our investigative series on fracking giant EQT’s impact on air, water and community health as well as the global climate conversation. Register here.

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The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium boasts 8,000 animals on 77 acres. A growing chorus asks: Why do we have zoos?

As attitudes shift on the morality of animal captivity, zoos are increasingly asked to defend their educational and conservational value. Pittsburgh’s zoo pledges future conservation work and animal release as it angles for accreditation.

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Iulia Vann named as Allegheny County health director

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Through a partnership between the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny Health Network that started last fall, dogs, cats and humans receive medical services and resources at a mobile pop-up.

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