Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy
Introduction
The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy has been established to address the major public health problem of poor health literacy and its effect on health outcomes; This is the nation's first academic based health literacy center and is devoted to improving health through the lifespan with emphasis on closing the health disparities gap. Research is needed to establish the nature of the causal relationships between and among the various factors including culture and society, education systems, health systems and health outcomes and costs and to develop effective interventions and health policy. The Center was established with a generous gift from Alice Horowitz and her family.
Want to know more about the Center's goals and purpose, check out the Center's first Strategic Plan. Click here for information: Center for Health Literacy Strategic Plan Overview 10-01-09.pdf
Want to become affiliated with the Center? The Associate's Program is just for you. Click here for information. Center of Health Literacy Associate Program 10-1-09.pdf
Dr. Bonnie Braun Named Endowed Chair of The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy
The School of Public Health's Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy announced Associate Professor and noted scholar
Bonnie Braun as the Herschel S. Horowitz Endowed Chair in Health Literacy. Dr. Braun is the first Endowed Chair for the Horowitz Center, which was announced
in September 2007 at the launch of the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland. She is also the first Endowed Chair in the new School of Public Health.
As the Endowed Chair, Dr. Braun will lay the foundation for the Horowitz Center in collaboration with the Center's Advisory Board, overseeing the creation of a strategic plan and the implementation of priority research, service and education activities in this burgeoning field of study. Dr. Braun will lead the effort in educating faculty, students and the greater community about health literacy, establishing partnerships with aligned programs within the university and beyond.
"I am delighted that Professor Braun will lead the Horowitz Center and I am committed to ensuring her, her team's and the Center's success. This Center will build on the School of Public Health's strong foundation and contribute to improving the state of health of Marylanders and beyond," says Dr. Robert S. Gold, Dean, School of Public Health. "Health literacy is part and parcel of everything we do to keep society healthy. It is an essential component of securing the public's health and well-being."
