Keeping Marylanders Safe from Fracking: Lessons from the UMD-led Marcellus Shale Public Health Study

February 4, 2016
Following their release of a state-commissioned study on the potential public health impacts of...

MIAEH Researchers Offer Guidelines for Engaging Communities in Environmental Health Research

February 4, 2016
Communities that experience chronic environmental and social stressors have increased cumulative...

New Research Investigates Dietary Fungal Toxins and Poor Child Growth

January 21, 2016
Dr. Paul C. Turner, assistant professor in the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health...

College Students Whose Friends Text and Drive are More Likely to Do it Themselves

January 19, 2016
Texting while driving is a significant risk factor for automobile collisions, and cell phone use...

New Evidence that Regular Exercise Improves Blood Cholesterol, Reduces Cardiovascular Disease Risk

December 14, 2015
A new analysis of six exercise intervention studies has shown that regular aerobic or endurance-...

Affordable Care Act has reduced racial and ethnic health disparities

December 2, 2015
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has significantly improved insurance coverage and use of health care...

Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Unintended Pregnancy

November 23, 2015
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A new study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health examined...

Early Childhood Exposure to Medicaid Linked to Better Adult Health

November 19, 2015
Expanding publicly funded health insurance to low-income children could have long-term benefits for...

Improving Fitness May Counteract Brain Atrophy in Older Adults

November 18, 2015
Older adults that improved their fitness through a moderate intensity exercise program increased...

Doctoral Student Jenni Young Wins 2nd Place at Annual MPHA 2015 Poster Competition

November 9, 2015
Second year doctoral student Jenni Young was recently awarded 2nd place in the poster competition...

Two Family Science Graduate Students Receive Han Soo Chae Memorial Research Award

October 23, 2015
Hoda Sana, PhD Maternal and Child Health, ‘15, and Hyeeun Chung, PhD Family Science ‘15, are...

Study Examines EPA Strategies to Encourage “Community-Engaged Research”

October 23, 2015
How can federal funding institutions like the EPA effectively encourage researchers to enagage communities in addressing health inequities and other real world problems? A new study by Dr. Devon Payne-Sturges makes recommendations to assist funders in enhancing the relevance and rigor of research that involves community engagement.
Shannon Jette

Dr. Jette Receives Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grant to Research Stigma’s Role in Obese Women’s Reproductive Health Care

October 21, 2015
Dr. Shannon Jette, assistant professor of Kinesiology from the University of Maryland School of...

UMD School of Public Health Faculty & Students Present at APHA 2015

October 19, 2015
At the American Public Health Association’s annual conference , held this year in Chicago from...

Center for Health Literacy’s Worcester School Program Named Outstanding Maryland Rural Health Program

October 6, 2015
The Maryland Rural Health Association awarded the Worcester County Public Schools’ health literacy...

New Study Investigates College Students’ Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants, Academic Performance and Other Drug Use

September 30, 2015
Dr. Amelia Arria, director of the Center on Young Adult Health and Development (CYAHD) and...

Dr. Sacoby Wilson Participates in White House Citizen Science Forum

September 30, 2015
Dr. Sacoby Wilson, assistant professor in the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health,...

Supporting our Wounded Warriors: New Research Investigates How Service Dogs Impact Health in Veterans with PTSD

September 21, 2015
It is well known that service dogs provide valuable assistance to physically disabled military...

Cheryl Holt Receives National Cancer Institute Grant to Train Community Health Educators in Baltimore, Md.

September 15, 2015
Dr. Cheryl Holt, associate professor of behavioral and community health in the University of...

FMSC Faculty, Students, and Alum Present Workshops at Annual AAMFT Conference

September 8, 2015
Family Science Department (FMSC) Professor and Director of the Couple and Family Therapy (CFT) Dr...

Patient-staff interactions can result in perceived discrimination, lower patient satisfaction

August 12, 2015
The behaviors of healthcare staff can influence patient perceptions of discrimination and quality...

Health Literacy Seed Grant 2016

August 10, 2015
The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy established a Seed Grant Program for research...

Dr. Miller awarded a grant from the Department of Defense

August 4, 2015
Dr. Ross Miller has been awarded a new grant from the Department of Defense (The Henry M. Jackson...

UMD Researchers Receive $5M to Develop Non-Invasive Methods to Test Lab Workers Involved in the Development of Influenza Threats

July 30, 2015
Donald Milton, DrPH, MD, professor in the University of Maryland School of Public Health, received...

SPH Trains Underrepresented Students for Careers in Health Science Research

July 30, 2015
The University of Maryland School of Public Health hosts two National Institutes of Health-funded...
Amy Lewin

Intervention helps urban, minority, low-income teenage mothers and fathers "co-parent"

July 21, 2015
Research shows that the strongest predictor of teenage fathers’ positive involvement in their...

Engaging Rural Low-Income Mothers in the Design of Tailored Health Messages

July 8, 2015
In a new study by researchers in the University of Maryland School of Public Health, rural low-...

Drs. Miller and Shim Awarded Tier 1 Seed Grant

June 29, 2015
Our biomechanics faculty, Drs. Ross Miller and Jae Shim, in collaboration with Dr. David Klossner...

Extreme Heat and Precipitation Are Increasing Salmonella Infections

June 29, 2015
Extreme heat and precipitation events, which are expected to increase in frequency and intensity...
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UMD SPH Leaders Participate in White House Summit on Climate Change and Health

June 29, 2015
Dean Jane Clark joined public health, academic and government leaders on June 22, 2015 for the...
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Kirk Sinclair presents "10 Million Steps a Year for Brain Health"

June 25, 2015
Kirk Sinclair, PhD, an award-winning long-distance hiker and Alzheimer's research advocate, visited...
Dr. Haider

Study Examines the Impacts of Biotechnology on Biodiversity and Global Health

June 23, 2015
Using biotechnology to increase biodiversity in Bangladesh could reduce the spread of bird flu in...

Study Shows Fathers Are Continuing to Spend More Time with Their Children

June 19, 2015
Fathers’ time spent caring for children increased dramatically over the 46-year period between 1965...

Data Collection on Health Literacy Curriculum in Worcester County Schools

June 15, 2015
A team from the Center for Health Literacy visited Worcester County elementary schools to evaluate...
ePuffin

Q&A with Junaed Siddiqui on his mobile health app

May 19, 2015
What does a puffin have to do with public health? Junaed Siddiqui, a first-year PhD student in the...
Rada Dagher

National Study Finds Lower Depression, Better Mental Health during the Great Recession

May 13, 2015
COLLEGE PARK, MD. – Men and women in the U.S. had lower odds of depression diagnoses and better...
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Connecting Uninsured Patients to Primary Care Could Reduce Emergency Department Use

May 5, 2015
An intervention to connect low-income uninsured and Medicaid patients to a reliable source of...

MCH Doctoral Student Awarded MCH Bureau Summer Fellowship

May 4, 2015
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) doctoral student Anthony Kondracki has been selected for a...
Dr. Haider

Dr. Haider presents research at universal health care conference in Dhaka

April 30, 2015
Dr. Muhiuddin Haider , research associate professor in the Maryland Institute of Applied...
US Map: Areas in orange and red indicate geographic regions with higher proportions of Google searches containing the “n-word"

Google Searches for “N-Word” Associated with Black Mortality

April 27, 2015
College Park, Md. -- Google searches could unveil patterns in Black mortality rates across the US,...
Amy Lewin

Evidence-Based Intervention Supports Strengthening the Coparenting Relationship of Teen Parents

April 24, 2015
Family Science Assistant Professor Amy Lewin develops intervention to strengthen the coparenting...

Dr. Ross Miller Receives Promising Scientist Award from International Society of Biomechanics

April 24, 2015
Dr. Ross H. Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, received the 2015...
Public Health Research @Maryland 2015: The Changing Climate and Health

Public Health Research@Maryland Day Showcases Innovation, the Changing Climate and Health

April 20, 2015
On April 9, more than 550 attendees participated in the third annual Public Health Research@...

FMSC Graduate Student to Present at Upcoming Conferences

April 16, 2015
Sam Allen, a student in the joint Couple and Family Therapy (CFT)/ PhD program in the Department of...

Tobacco Messages Influence Young Children’s Attitudes and Intentions to Smoke, Dr. Borzekowski Study Shows

April 16, 2015
Children develop strong attitudes toward smoking as early as 5 and 6 years of age, and those...

School of Public Health Students Win Graduate Research Interaction Day (GRID) Poster Awards

April 13, 2015
School of Public Health graduate students took home many awards for their posters at Graduate...
PRHM Poster Winners

Public Health Research@Maryland Recognizes Student Poster Award Winners

April 13, 2015
On April 9, more than 550 attendees participated in the third annual Public Health Research@...

Jae Shim Hosts Joint Research Workshop on “Motor Function in Health and Stroke,” April 14-15

April 13, 2015
Jae Kun Shim , director of the Neuromechanics Research Core and an associate professor in the...
Amanda Hemmer

Health Services Graduate Student Amanda Hemmer Awarded Fulbright Grant

April 3, 2015
Amanda Hemmer, a master’s student in the Department of Health Services Administration, was selected...

Dr. Boekeloo's Research Evaluates a Socio-cultural HIV Prevention Intervention Among African American/Black Women

April 2, 2015
Black women who participated in an intervention to reduce HIV risk were less likely to have had...

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