Local Health Departments Key to Stopping Spread of COVID-19

Local Health Departments Key to Stopping Spread of COVID-19

March 24, 2020
This Medical Care Blog post was written by Associate Professor Jie Chen, Lecturer Priscilla Novak...
Study Finds Rental Assistance Programs Could Reduce ER Visits for Children with Asthma

Study Finds Rental Assistance Programs Could Reduce ER Visits for Children with Asthma

March 24, 2020
University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers found that federal rental assistance...
Researchers Urge Increased Funding for Local Health Departments and Stronger Care Coordination as COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens

Researchers Urge Increased Funding for Local Health Departments and Stronger Care Coordination as COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens

March 24, 2020
Associate Professor Jie Chen , Lecturer Priscilla Novak and doctoral students Ivy Benjenk and...
Jae Shim Receives Grant to Conduct Research on E-Scooters

Jae Shim Receives Grant to Conduct Research on E-Scooters

March 12, 2020
Kinesiology Professor Jae Shim is partnering with University of Maryland engineering professor...
Study Finds that Transactional Sex Prevalent Among Ugandan Women and Girls

Study Finds that Transactional Sex Prevalent Among Ugandan Women and Girls

March 3, 2020
Ugandan adolescent girls and young women often participate in transactional sex through coercion,...
New Report Says Health Literacy is Needed to Improve Americans’ Oral Health

New Report Says Health Literacy is Needed to Improve Americans’ Oral Health

March 3, 2020
A new report, “ Improving America’s Oral Health Literacy ,” published by the Delta Dental Institute...
First Big Data in Public Health Conference Draws More than 200 Attendees

First Big Data in Public Health Conference Draws More Than 200 Attendees

March 3, 2020
The University of Maryland School of Public Health held its first Big Data in Public Health...
New Study Finds African-American Families More Willing to Donate Brain Tissue Than Previously Thought

New Study Finds African-American Families More Willing to Donate Brain Tissue Than Previously Thought

February 24, 2020
According to a new PLOS One study published by University of Maryland School of Public Health...
Devlon Jackson Receives NIH Grant to Study How Digital Health Tools can Improve Care Coordination

Devlon Jackson Receives NIH Grant to Study How Digital Health Tools can Improve Care Coordination

February 24, 2020
Devlon Jackson , assistant research professor of behavioral and community health at the University...
Coronavirus in Perspective: Symposium Shares Information—and Fights Misinformation—About Epidemic

Coronavirus in Perspective: Symposium Shares Information—and Fights Misinformation—About Epidemic

February 21, 2020
This story was originally published in Maryland Today on Friday, February 21 and was written by...
Quynh Nguyen

Exploring the Power of Big Data for Public Health

February 13, 2020
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics will host the first UMD Big Data in Public Health...
PhD Candidate Anna Posbergh receives research grant from the Olympic Studies Centre

PhD Candidate Anna Posbergh receives research grant from the Olympic Studies Centre

February 12, 2020
Anna Posbergh, kinesiology PhD candidate at the University of Maryland School of Public Health,...
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Keeping it Together: Free Program Gives Couples a Boost in Love and Money Management

February 10, 2020
Financial stresses can squash a relationship as thoroughly as stomping on a Valentine’s box of...
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Study Finds Varying Mental Workloads Among Amputees During Dual-task Walking

January 27, 2020
An article in the Orthotic & Prosthetic Almanac featured research led by University of Maryland...
Julia Steinberg

Julia Steinberg Publishes Commentary to Accompany New Abortion Research

January 17, 2020
Julia Steinberg , assistant professor of family science at the University of Maryland School of...
Study Evaluates ACA Preventive Health Services Use Among Asian Americans

Study Evaluates ACA Preventive Health Services Use Among Asian Americans

January 14, 2020
Asian Americans have lower cancer screening rates than whites, but higher use of other preventive...
Study Analyzes Motives for Graduate Student Alcohol Consumption

Study Analyzes Motives for Graduate Student Alcohol Consumption

January 14, 2020
Graduate students most frequently drink for social reasons and to enhance their mood, according to...
Marie Thoma

Study Finds Services Related to Infertility in Public Clinics Dependent on Title X Funding

January 8, 2020
The availability of services to help clients achieve pregnancy depends on if the clinic receives...
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The Best SPH Stories of 2019

December 18, 2019
As we usher in the new year and decade, we’re looking back at the School of Public Health’s...
Study Finds Mother-Adolescent Relationships in African American Families Benefit From Authoritative Parenting Styles

Study Finds Mother-Adolescent Relationships in African American Families Benefit From Authoritative Parenting Styles

December 18, 2019
In a study recently published in Science in Practice , School of Public Health researchers found...
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Study Finds Medicaid Instability Linked to Adverse Mental Health Effects in Teen Parents

December 17, 2019
In a study recently published in Family & Community Health, University of Maryland School of...
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Study Finds Patient Centered-Communication Can Increase Medical Care Satisfaction Among US Immigrants

December 12, 2019
In a study published this month, University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers found...
SPH Student Zeina Mohamad Alkhalaf Interviewed for NBC News Special Projects

NBC Washington: Mom Credits Fertility Turnaround to Organic Products, Diet

December 6, 2019
Last week, family science doctoral candidate Zeina Mohamad Alkhalaf was featured on the NBC...
MPH Student Glory Owe Wins Second Place at APHA Poster Session for Evaluation of Maryland State Law on Sale of Neonicotinoids

MPH Student Glory Owe Wins Second Place at APHA Poster Session for Evaluation of Maryland State Law on Sale of Neonicotinoids

November 26, 2019
Glory Owe, a biostatistics masters student, won second place in the Environment Section of the...
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Stress and Discrimination Linked to Higher Substance Use Disorders in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Persons

November 22, 2019
Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) persons have a higher prevalence of substance use disorders caused...
Family Science Associate Professor Jessica Fish

Family Science Assistant Professor, Jessica Fish, Publishes Three Papers, and Receives Several Grants and Awards for LGBTQ+ Mental Health Research

November 20, 2019
Dr. Jessica Fish , an assistant professor in the Department of Family Science, has been busy. In...
Abortion does not increase a women's risk of attempting suicide*, yet at least twelve states require women to be told that abortion increases their risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior or other mental health problems before getting one.

Abortion Does Not Increase a Woman’s Risk of Attempting Suicide

November 19, 2019
Policies based on the notion that undergoing an abortion causes or increases women’s risk of...
We’ve Entered a New World of Media ‘Constancy’: 5 Things Parents, Caregivers Need to Know About Kids and Screens

We’ve Entered a New World of Media ‘Constancy’: 5 Things Parents, Caregivers Need to Know About Kids and Screens

November 19, 2019
“No TV or internet for a week!” “Don’t touch the phone until your homework is done.” “Wouldn’t you...
Dushanka Kleinman, Eva DuGoff and Dan Marthey at APHA 2019

Highlights from University of Maryland’s Activities at APHA 2019

November 12, 2019
Students, faculty and staff from the University of Maryland School of Public Health shared research...
Flu Fighters: Infectious Disease Expert Explains the Science of Flu

Flu Fighters: Infectious Disease Expert Explains the Science of Flu

November 8, 2019
Flu shots are available at the University Health Center. Schedule an appointment at myuhc.umd.edu...
Maryland Submits Report on Mortality Rates Among African American and Rural Infants to State General Assembly

Report on Mortality Rates Among African American and Rural Infants to Inform Maryland Policymakers

November 4, 2019
School of Public Health faculty, staff and students wrote a report analyzing risk factors for...
UMD Awarded $1 Million Grant to Help Rural Maryland with Opioid Crisis

UMD Awarded $1 Million Grant to Help Rural Maryland with Opioid Crisis

October 29, 2019
University of Maryland Extension (UME) and School of Public Health faculty and partners were...
Dr. Jessica N. Fish

Study Shows Benefit of Community Organizations in Supporting LGBTQ Youth Mental Health

October 22, 2019
In a new Journal of Youth and Adolescence article , Family Science Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica...
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Researchers Win Data Contract to Study LGBTQ Health Disparities

October 22, 2019
University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers won a competitive data contract to...
Jessica Fish

Study Finds Sexual Orientation-Related Disparities in High-Intensity Binge Drinking

October 14, 2019
New research by University of Maryland School of Public Health Assistant Professor Jessica N. Fish...
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Kinesiology Researchers Show Light Rail Transit Contributes to Gentrification, Negative Health Impacts

October 11, 2019
Dr. Jennifer Roberts , assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Maryland School of...
Barath wins Student Achievement Award and Outstanding Student Abstract at APHA

Barath Wins Student Achievement Award and Outstanding Student Abstract at APHA

October 8, 2019
Health Policy and Management doctoral student Deanna Barath ’s abstract will receive the...
Michele Conley

Living in Pink Foundation Gift Supports Breast Cancer Research in Local Underserved Communities

October 8, 2019
Michele Conley ’84 could throw a 40-yard spiral, run a marathon, lead a pack of cyclists on a 20-...
Professor Brad Boekeloo, director of the University of Maryland Prevention Research Center

UMD Prevention Research Center to Focus on LGBTQ Mental Health with new $3.75M from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

October 7, 2019
The University of Maryland Prevention Research Center (UMD-PRC) is working to improve mental health...
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Research Shows Need for Improved Monitoring of Hypertension Among Asian Americans

October 4, 2019
Research published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and led by University of...
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Dr. Thomas publishes AJPH editorial on the burdens of race and history on black people’s health 400 years after Jamestown

October 2, 2019
University of Maryland School of Public Health Professor Dr. Stephen Thomas recently published an...
Deanna Barath

Mental Health Prevention and Services Provided by Local Health Departments Linked to Declines in Suicide-Related ER Visits

September 30, 2019
Deanna Barath, doctoral student in health policy and management at the University of Maryland...
UMD Conserve Center researcher samples groundwater at a Maryland farm site.

UMD CONSERVE Center of Excellence Working to Ensure Water and Food Security and Protect Public Health in a Changing Climate

September 25, 2019
We’re running out of water to grow food. Climate change, population growth and increasing demands...
Assorted alcohol bottles stand behind three different pills

Baltimore Sun: New Study from UMD SPH to Offer Solutions in the Fight Against Student Alcohol Abuse

September 10, 2019
An op-ed posted in the Baltimore Sun last month called for urgent action from higher education...
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Up in Smoke: Dr. Craig Fryer Calls Michigan’s Ban on Flavored E-cigarettes a “Good First Step”

September 9, 2019
This story was originally published in Maryland Today on Monday, September 9 and written by Liam...
Project HEAL

Project HEAL uses faith-based learning to promote early cancer screening in African American churches

September 9, 2019
The Community Health Awareness, Messages, and Prevention (CHAMP) lab at the University of Maryland’...
Jennifer Roberts

Contexts: Op-Ed “There is no Green Book for Walking” by Dr. Jennifer Roberts

September 5, 2019
Dr. Jennifer Roberts , an assistant professor of kinesiology, published an op-ed in the social...
Dr. Quynh Nguyen smiling. She is wearing a blue suit jacket over a dark top.

Twitter Data Shows How We Exercise Based on Region and Sex

September 3, 2019
Dr. Quynh Nguyen , an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of...
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Dr. Thomas Authors Chapter in New Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics

August 27, 2019
Professor Stephen Thomas , professor of health policy and management and director of the Center for...
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U.S. News & World Report: Heat Waves Brought by Climate Change Could Prove Deadly for Kidney Patients

August 19, 2019
As climate change is predicted to increase the number of extremely hot days that occur each year,...

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