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In this newsletter: Since 2018, fatal overdoses have tripled among Allegheny County’s Black residents, while overdoses among white residents have plateaued. The Department of Human Services is working to make treatment more accessible.

Allegheny County Council has called a public hearing Sept. 18 to engage stakeholders and the public on the Climate Action Plan’s development and progress. In July, advocates complained to council the public had been largely sidelined from a rushed bidding process for developing the plan that favored larger contractors.

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County overdose campaign seeks to offset stark disparities in local opioid deaths

Providing support to caregivers is a key objective of the campaign headed by the Allegheny County Department of Human Services. Launched earlier this month, Connect Protect Recover emerged as the county’s response to an alarming uptick in overdose deaths in Black communities.

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Council sets public hearing on CAP progress

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Each year, students who want to attend college don’t enroll. Why? We explain the "summer melt."
As temperatures rise and weather patterns intensify, coronavirus variants and other airborne infections could gain ground in Pittsburgh.

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Women tell their abortion, pregnancy and miscarriage stories at the first post-Roe DNC

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