Managing in Turbulent Times: Emerging Leaders in Public Health

Alumni

Mario C. Browne, AA, BS, MPH
Project Director, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Center for Minority Health

Area of work: Racial/Ethnic Health Disparity and Community & Behavioral Health

Mario Browne has developed partnerships with a cadre of African American barber shops and beauty salons, and has coordinated the nationally recognized Take a Health Professional to the People Day; putting a twist on the national Closing the Gap campaign "Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day". Mario also acts as liaison between CMH, the University of Pittsburgh's Health Sciences community, and community based organizations, where his primary responsibilities are community outreach and education, community-based health promotion, and recruitment, and retention of minorities in clinical research trials. Mario's expertise is in community engagement and his primary interest is in translating research into practice and empowering communities and individuals to eliminate health disparities.  His professional experience also includes addiction counseling and substance abuse prevention. He is currently a Competency Based Trainer for Pennsylvania Child Welfare, and a pre- and post-test HIV/AIDS Counselor.

Mario, a Pittsburgh, PA native holds a BS in Biology and a BS in Medical Technology from Salem-Teikyo University and an MPH from the University Of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences. He was recently inducted into the Delta Omega Honors Society for public health excellence. He is the current Vice-President of 100 Black Men of Western PA, a mentoring organization for middle and high school age youth, and a member of the PA DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board. He is married with three children.

What I would like to get out of this program

I would like to get all that this opportunity has to offer. I expect this program to propel me into another level of my career as a recognized leader in the field of public health.