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Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Updates and resources on COVID-19, how UMD is responding, info on public health faculty experts and the latest news stories.
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About Us

Our department advances the concept of family well-being as the foundation for a healthy society.
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Center for Healthy Families

We are a non-profit clinic providing premarital therapy, couple therapy, family therapy, and parent education to a diverse population.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019, COVID-19

Social Media for Public Health: New Website Provides Research Resources to Aid the Fight Against COVID-19

March 31, 2020
The University of Maryland is part of a multi-institutional effort to create an open online...
Resources for Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resources for Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 31, 2020
Faculty members and graduate students in the Department of Family Science have created several...
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Doctoral Candidate Highlight: Laura Drew

March 20, 2020
Maternal and Child Health Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Instructor Laura Drew has had an...
You Got the Power Show: Coronavirus, The Pandemic of Our Time

You Got the Power Show: Coronavirus the Pandemic of Our Time

March 18, 2020
Omar Neal, the former Mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama, convened a Coronavirus-themed Facebook Live...
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Dr. Smith-Bynum Encourages Honors College Students Not To Shy Away From Fear

March 18, 2020
Dr. Mia Smith-Bynum served as the Keynote at the Fall semester Honors College Citation Ceremony. In...
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