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Cheryl Knott Receives Grant to Study Drivers of Cancer Disparities for African Americans
The four-year study will combine national data from sources like the U.S. Census with feedback received during individual and group interviews with African American communities, which face greater obstacles to cancer prevention, detection, treatment and survival.View Article Details for Cheryl Knott Receives Grant to Study Drivers of Cancer Disparities for African Americans -
Study Reveals Risk of Unequal Access, Health Inequities Around New Purple Line
Bus and Metro users in Prince George’s County are looking forward to the forthcoming Maryland Purple Line, but lower-income residents are likely to experience transit-induced neighborhood gentrification and unequal access due to the profit-focused transit design and urban planning models, according ...View Article Details for Study Reveals Risk of Unequal Access, Health Inequities Around New Purple Line -
University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Appoints Amy R. Sapkota as MPower Professor
The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) has appointed Amy R. Sapkota, professor of environmental health science with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, as an MPower Professor.View Article Details for University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Appoints Amy R. Sapkota as MPower Professor -
Record-breaking $9.4M Crypto Gift to Fund Study of Air Disinfection to Prevent Future Pandemics
A $9.4 million gift to the University of Maryland will help fund a daring research initiative aimed at creating the next great public health revolution—innovative and affordable systems that provide clean, safe indoor air and prevent the spread of respiratory infections. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik...View Article Details for Record-breaking $9.4M Crypto Gift to Fund Study of Air Disinfection to Prevent Future Pandemics -
ProChange, Maryland Center for Health Equity Awarded $1M CDC Contract to Reduce Health Disparities in Diabetes Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $1.06 million, multi-year contract to ProChange, a leader in behavior change science, and the University of Maryland Center for Health Equity to help prevent onset of type 2 diabetes in African American adults through programs delive...View Article Details for ProChange, Maryland Center for Health Equity Awarded $1M CDC Contract to Reduce Health Disparities in Diabetes Prevention -
Maternal Mortality Jumped During COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts have taken a disproportionate toll on American mothers who were pregnant or just gave birth. Maternal mortality (i.e., deaths during pregnancy or in the early postpartum period) increased by 18% in 2020, according to data from the National Center for Health Stat...View Article Details for Maternal Mortality Jumped During COVID-19 Pandemic