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Professor appointed to Maryland Wellmobile Advisory Board
Gov. Wes Moore has appointed Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, professor of health policy and management at UMD’s School of Public Health and director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE), to serve as a health expertise member of the Governor’s Wellmobile Program Advisory Board.View Article Details for Professor appointed to Maryland Wellmobile Advisory Board -
Nuanced data needed to achieve digital health care for all
Whether renewing prescriptions online, booking a doctor’s appointment or receiving test results in a health app, most people these days get at least some of their health needs met by using digital health platforms. While smartphones have, to some extent, narrowed the so-called digital divide (the ga...View Article Details for Nuanced data needed to achieve digital health care for all -
UMD psychologist taps small-town roots to treat rural Maryland teens
Noah Triplett grew up in the one-stoplight town of Tyro, N.C., where cows seemed to outnumber people and the hot teen hangout was Walmart. He’s lost several childhood acquaintances to the opioid epidemic that hit small-town America hard, and understands how isolation and poverty can threaten mental ...View Article Details for UMD psychologist taps small-town roots to treat rural Maryland teens -
SPH fatherhood expert tunes in to passion for music
TAKOMA PARK, Md. – The cheerful rhythms of Remy Ongala’s electric guitar fade as Dr. Kevin Roy comes on the air, embodying all the lively energy of the music he is broadcasting. You can hear his smile.View Article Details for SPH fatherhood expert tunes in to passion for music -
SPH, AIM welcome Distinguished Artificial Intelligence Scholar Yulin Hswen
By Maryland Today and SPH staff The University of Maryland on Thursday announced five leading experts from a diverse array of disciplines as its first cohort of core faculty of the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM), UMD’s hub for AI collaboration across campus. A...View Article Details for SPH, AIM welcome Distinguished Artificial Intelligence Scholar Yulin Hswen -
What you need to know about ACA subsidies: “It affects everyone”
At the turn of the new year, many people who get their insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace and use subsidies could see monthly premiums double or triple as ACA subsidies expire. Two experts at University of Maryland’s School of Public Health have been following developments c...View Article Details for What you need to know about ACA subsidies: “It affects everyone”