AJ and Jacob are continuing Operation Healthy Smiles, now in its 3rd year at HEARTH. This project will increase awareness of nutrition and hygiene on dental health among underserved children across the Pittsburgh region. By utilizing a fluid educational delivery model that adapts to each child’s unique learning style, AJ and Jacob aim to raise Read More >>
2025-2026 Class
Jordan Dawson 2025-2026 Class
Jordan proposes to continue Nourish and Flourish, now known as the Wellness Blueprint, which is in its third year. Her project will provide health and wellness education at the Thelma Lovette YMCA. The Wellness Blueprint will incorporate interactive workshops featuring digestible information and activities that focus on goal-setting, wellness topics, and nutrition. Jordan’s goal is Read More >>
Neha Devineni 2025-2026 Class
Neha’s proposed project, Voices through Strength, will work with the Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh. Neha will facilitate weekly workshops that focus on storytelling, public speaking, and debate, with sessions grounded in trauma-informed practices. She will also work with guest speakers to develop sessions that are of interest and relevant to the women Read More >>
Sarah Gardner 2025-2026 Class
Sarah’s project will partner with the Sheep Clinic to develop a new application within Practice Fusion, providing accessible patient care resources. This new application will be informed by the patients of Sheep Clinic and their specific medical needs. Sarah will collaborate with providers, patients, and volunteers to inform her work and ensure that patients adhere Read More >>
Antonio Gumucio 2025-2026 Class
Antonio, along with the support from the Department of Emergency Medicine’s Center for Cardiac Arrest Survival and Operation Safety Net, will conduct lifesaving skills training at various locations, including Unity Recovery, under the 10th Street Bridge, and at Second Avenue Commons homeless shelter. The primary objective of his project is to train 100 individuals experiencing Read More >>
Breanna Hartung and Krishna Makani 2025-2026 Class
The Greater Pittsburgh area is 2nd in the nation for the number of people impacted by low food access. To address this, Breanna and Krishna have created a project called Whole Health, which will provide effective social and emotional health curricula that emphasize nutrition, mindfulness, and self-esteem. In coordination with the YMCA Greensburg, Breanna and Read More >>
Hannah Lehman and Eve Ryan 2025-2026 Class
Hannah and Eve will expand the HEAR-UP project, which has been positively impacting marginalized people since its inception in 2016. They will continue to provide hearing health services, including comprehensive audiological testing, hearing aid fittings, and follow-up care. Hannah and Eve will work with The Wellness Pavilion in Homewood, which offers a range of free Read More >>
Kaylee Norris and Mary Pierce Barnes 2025-2026 Class
HEAR-UP, initiated in 2016 by former Fellow Rachel Fryatt, has been successfully providing accessible hearing healthcare to underserved populations in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas for the past eight years. The project offers free services, including hearing evaluations, hearing aids, fittings, and ongoing follow-up care, filling a gap in audiologic services. Kaylee and Mary will Read More >>
Purva Rumde and Sneha Srinivasan 2025-2026 Class
Due to systemic barriers around healthcare access, children of refugee and immigrant populations are often more likely to develop chronic health conditions. Combatting health misinformation around these conditions becomes increasingly difficult when these children are faced with cultural and language barriers. Working with South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM), Purva and Sneha’s project will utilize art Read More >>
Sarah Siddiqui and Victoria Wyant 2025-2026
Sarah and Victoria will be restarting and expanding the DEFY Project (Deaf Experiences for Future Years), which was started in 2018 at Western PA School for the Deaf. Young adults with hearing loss often struggle with integrating into their communities. To address this, Sarah and Victoria will work with 16- to 21-year-old students as they Read More >>
Brooke Wilhelm 2025-2026
The HEAR-UP project was started by former Fellow Rachel Fryatt eight years ago. This program offers free hearing evaluations, hearing aids, hearing aid fittings, and ongoing follow-up care to underserved populations in Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas. Brooke will expand the HEAR-UP project to create accessible hearing healthcare for underserved populations in Homewood and the Read More >>
