News from the School of Public Health

Center director Dr. Cynthia Baur co-moderated a panel on health misinformation as part of the Public Health at Maryland series.

Briana Lockhart has worked with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Montgomery County, MD, since July 2018. She was originally hired as the Youth Program Coordinator, specializing in implementing an in-school suicide prevention program, Sources of Strength.

The highlights of the Horowitz Center's activities during Health Literacy Month in 2020.

Center Director Dr. Cynthia Baur participated in a panel hosted by the UMD School of Public Policy for the BIG10 network on safe voting.

The School of Public Health would like to recognize and welcome the following faculty and staff to our community. Some are already part of our community and are being recognized for new roles/titles, while others are joining us this academic year. Welcome and congratulations to all!

The Center for Health Literacy is asking African American and Hispanic adults to test a smartphone health app for personalized health information.

The app can help find information to prevent or manage common health conditions.

Here's how to participate:

• OWN an ANDROID phone
• Willing to download the app
• Use the app at least 15 minutes a week
• Attend 1 virtual orientation session

Participants will get: