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Rural Areas Face Greater Challenges Adapting to Telehealth, New Research Finds

November 20, 2020
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, people have accessed health care appointments and services in a...
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New Research Explores the Role of Environmental Factors in Covid-19 Transmission in Washington, DC

November 12, 2020
This story first appeared in Maryland Today and was written by Chris Carroll. How much room you...
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TOGETHER Program Receives $5M to Continue Relationship and Financial Counseling for Local Couples

November 6, 2020
The TOGETHER Program , which offers services that help local families develop healthy relationships...
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Commentary: Valuing Infant Health in the United States

November 2, 2020
A timely commentary co-authored by Dr. Woodie Kessel in the journal Pediatrics urges greater US...
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‘Accountable Care’ Hospitals May Help Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease in Rural Areas that Lack Adequate Dementia Care

October 29, 2020
People with Alzheimer’s disease living in rural areas are much more likely to go to the emergency...
Study: How Your Neighborhood Design Could Impact Your COVID-19 Risk 

Study: How Your Neighborhood Design Could Impact Your COVID-19 Risk 

October 13, 2020
Where we live impacts our health in many ways, including how susceptible we are to contracting...
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Richard Remigio, Ph.D. ’21, Receives NIH Award to Support Research on Climate Impacts on Kidney Disease

October 8, 2020
Richard Remigio, a PhD candidate in Environmental Health Sciences, has received the NIH R36...
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Vaccine Opposition On Facebook Uniting Around ‘Civil Liberties’ Argument

October 1, 2020
Anti-vaccination discourse on Facebook increased in volume over the last decade, coalescing around...
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Family Science Alumnus John Hart, MS '12, PhD '17 Talks Prison Reform

September 23, 2020
UMD Alumnus Dr. John Hart discussed prison reform in a webinar held by SPH Alumni Network.
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LGBTQ+ College Students Face Significant Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic

September 9, 2020
A national survey of LGBTQ+ college students conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic finds that...
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Vaccine Proponents and Opponents are Vectors of Misinformation Online

September 9, 2020
New research exposes full spectrum of misinformation online, reveals even well meaning vaccine...
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Exercise Could Help in Recovery From COVID-19, Maryland Researchers Theorize

September 1, 2020
Exercise could be useful in recovery from COVID-19, Sushant M. Ranadive, associate professor of...
Don Milton and Min Wu receive NSF funding to improve telemedicine

Don Milton and Min Wu receive NSF funding to improve telemedicine

August 26, 2020
Driven by the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, Environmental Health Professor Donald Milton...
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Dylan Roby Explains the Importance of Medicaid Expansion for Childless Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

August 20, 2020
In an editorial published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, Dr. Dylan Roby writes that the...
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SPH Leaders Partner on Effort to Control Covid-19 Spread in Indoor Environments

August 18, 2020
The Clean 2020 Virtual Summit is bringing together thought leaders from from business, policy,...
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MPower Funds Research to Develop a Rapid, Point-of-Care COVID-19 Test

August 18, 2020
The FDA has issued several novel coronavirus tests, but the tests are often time-consuming and...
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EPA-funded Project Seeks to Protect Vulnerable Communities from Toxic Exposures Caused by Natural Disasters

August 18, 2020
A new, three-year study led by Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sacoby Wilson and...
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“Culturally Aware Mentoring” Has Potential to Improve Diversity in STEM Fields, new study shows

August 18, 2020
A research team including University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers found that...
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New Project Supports Black Men’s Mental Health, Addresses Impact of Trauma and Toxic Environments

August 13, 2020
The racism and discrimination that Black people regularly experience gained wider recognition after...
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UMD to Develop COVID-19 Decision Making Tools for Higher Education

August 11, 2020
In this year of the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions—like every other segment of...
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Air Pollution Hits Poor Kids Harder, New Study Shows

July 30, 2020
Air pollution is more damaging to the cardiovascular health of adolescents living in poverty-...
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Policy Brief: Mitigating the Risk for Child Maltreatment in the COVID-19 Context

July 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased risk factors for child maltreatment. A group of researchers,...
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The Impact of Trauma, Depression and Substance Use on Black Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women’s Health in the US

July 21, 2020
Associate Professor Typhanye Dyer and Assistant Research Professor Rodman Turpin conducted two...
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Seminar Series on the Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global public health crisis and poses unprecedented challenges...
Editorial: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts are Unethical and Harmful

Editorial: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts are Unethical and Harmful

July 14, 2020
Two experts in LGBTQ and young adult mental health, Dr. Jessica Fish (UMD SPH) and Dr. Stephen T...
Increases in Asthma Hospitalizations in Maryland Linked to Climate Change and Earlier Spring Onset

Increases in Asthma Hospitalizations in Maryland Linked to Climate Change and Earlier Spring Onset

July 13, 2020
Climate change affects the timing of spring and is leading to an increase in asthma...
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It's Time to Address Airborne Transmission of COVID-19, Dr. Don Milton and 239 Colleagues Urge

July 9, 2020
After Push by UMD Researcher, WHO Changes Course/New Recommendations Acknowledge Possibility of...
Study Finds Physical Activity Prevents Depression in Older Adults During COVID-19

Study Finds Physical Activity Prevents Depression in Older Adults During COVID-19

July 6, 2020
Staying active can help older people prevent depression while following the COVID-19 social...
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Program Increases Access to Long-Acting Birth Control Among Title X Patients in Delaware

June 29, 2020
A new University of Maryland study assessed the impact of a program focused on increasing access to...
Doctoral Students John P. Salerno and Natasha Williams Publish Commentary on the Impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQ Populations

Doctoral Students John P. Salerno and Natasha Williams Publish Commentary on the Impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQ Populations

June 23, 2020
Doctoral students John P. Salerno (behavioral and community health) and Natasha D. Williams (family...
Marie Thoma Receives Honorable Mention in Global Health NOW's Annual Untold Stories of Global Health Contest

Global Health NOW Features Marie Thoma's "Untold Story of Global Health"

June 23, 2020
Marie Thoma, an assistant professor of family science in the School of Public Health received an...
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Different Viruses, Similar Outcomes: Tracing the Common Thread of Inequality Between Pandemics a Century Apart

June 23, 2020
By Chris Carroll for Maryland Today Authorities shrugging off risk—or ordering everyone to mask up...
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Facts about the Stop COVID-19 Study at the School of Public Health

June 15, 2020
School of Public Health Professor Don Milton is leading a research study that brings both healthy...
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Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, PhD '13, Awarded Gates Foundation Grant for Project focused on Young, Black Men in Baltimore

June 12, 2020
Jocelyn R. Smith Lee , PhD ‘13, who is assistant professor of human development and family studies...
Amir Sapkota to Lead Multinational Consortium to Reduce Climate Change-Related Diarrheal Disease Burden in Asia-Pacific Region

NSF-funded Global Consortium to Develop Climate and Health Warning System

June 8, 2020
A new multinational consortium of scientists, led by Professor Amir Sapkota , in the University of...
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Devlon Jackson and Cynthia Baur publish study about disparities in digital health

June 2, 2020
In an article published in Health Communication , Devlon Jackson and Cynthia Baur highlight digital...
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Don Milton co-authors Nature study providing more evidence that SARS-CoV-2 may spread by air

June 1, 2020
Don Milton co-authored a study to understand the patterns of contamination of SARS-CoV-2, which...
Jennifer D. Roberts

Park Spaces and the Human Experience

June 1, 2020
In an article in Nature and Culture, published research led by University of Maryland kinesiology...
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Dr. Rodman Turpin Discusses Recent LGBTQ+ Research

May 29, 2020
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Assistant Research Professor Dr. Rodman Turpin (he/him) found his...
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Life in the Time of COVID-19 Online Chat

April 28, 2020
Dean Boris Lushniak, Kelly Sherman' 21, a public health science major and director of health and...
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Seminar | COVID-19: Learning from South Korea

April 21, 2020
South Korea has limited the introduction of the pandemic better than any other country. How have...
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Wearing Surgical Masks in Public Could Help Slow Pandemic’s Advance, New Study Suggests

April 3, 2020
This story appears in Maryland Today , April 3 and was written by Chris Carroll. Surgical masks may...
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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...
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...

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