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November 09, 2023

Remembering Dr. Bonnie Braun (1947-2023)

Dr. Braun, a professor emerita in the University of Maryland School of Public Health’s Department of Family Science and the first Endowed Chair and Founding Director of the Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, held a dual faculty appointment with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

A group pf UMD faculty surround guest speaker Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary of Health for the Maryland Health Department.

November 06, 2023

Maryland Secretary of Health Delivers Keynote at Annual Karabelle Pizzigati Lecture

During the lecture, Dr. Laura Herrera Scott provided a comprehensive overview of Maryland's ongoing initiatives to address the challenges of children and youth behavioral health.

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Dec

Tuesday

December 5 - February 5

Zoom

Accelerated BS+MPH Program Information Sessions

The Accelerated BS+MPH Program allows select students from any of our four bachelor's degree programs (Family Science, Community Health, Kinesiology and Public Health Science) to earn their undergraduate and master's degrees together. Students can count 12 credits of our MPH core course curriculum...

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November 06, 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Chawin Reilly '23, Master of Health Care Management

Chawin Reilly is a health policy analyst with the Maryland Department of Health. He works in the department’s Medicaid Provider Enrollment division, where he helps healthcare providers who serve the state’s Medicaid patients navigate the enrollment process. His team works directly with 110,000 providers, including individual physicians, hospitals and health systems in Maryland and neighboring states.

Nov

Wednesday

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, ROOM 0301

The Third Annual Karabelle Pizzigati Lecture

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Nov

Friday

November 3 - November 9

SPH Friedgen Family Seminar Room 2236

The Ethics of Adjustment

Abstract: It is well-known that the conceptual basis for confounding adjustment in observational epidemiology is to mimic a randomized trial, but this does not provide a framework for descriptive studies. A major surveillance function of public health is the monitoring of racial and ethnic...

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October 30, 2023

Jessica Fish Named Co-Director of University of Maryland Prevention Research Center

Dr. Fish has served as the center’s deputy director since 2019. In her new role, she will develop and oversee the center’s external communications, partnerships, student engagement and strategies for translation research growth and sustainability.

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Nov

Thursday

Preinkert Hall, Suite 1221 7840 Preinkert Drive College Park, MD 20740

Reckoning: Leveraging Histories of Displacement to Achieve Equity

This event is hosted by Empower DC and features Corey Shaw Jr, DC Legacy Project Director at Empower DC. Shaw will discuss his ongoing involvement in the Black Broad Branch Project which advocates for reparations for two families whose ancestors were displaced from Chevy Chase, DC in 1928. The Black...

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Nov

Wednesday

Virtual

Global FEWture Alliance Webinar Series: The Nepal FEWture team

The UMD-based Global FEWture Alliance invites you to its next international webinar featuring Dr. Biraj Man Karmacharya, associate professor public health at Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences and director of public health/community programs and global engagement at Dhulikhel Hospital...

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Group photo of students in front of a screen.

October 27, 2023

Students Practice Gender Affirming Care Through New Virtual Reality Program

The intercampus training fostered discussions and collaboration between nursing, public health science and social work students around an often misunderstood topic.

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