Better health starts with trust.

BEC collaborates with the Allegheny County Health Department to address health inequities through public health education and mobile vaccination clinics in places where Black people gather.

Funded by the CDC through REACH—Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health—the work brings outreach into everyday settings, including hair salons and barbershops, congregate housing, food banks, and street fairs.

From purpose to practice.

Meeting people where they are

Community settings create opportunities for conversations, trusted information, and access to health services.

Connecting neighborhoods

REACH efforts focus on the Northside, Hazelwood, Larimer, East Hills, Homewood, Hill District, Garfield, Wilkinsburg, and the Mon Valley.

Partnership makes
progress possible.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Together, we can build
a more equitable future.

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