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UMD Prevention Research Center To Focus on LGBTQ Mental Health With New $3.75M From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The University of Maryland Prevention Research Center (UMD-PRC) is working to improve mental health and health care for LGBTQ+ people with new funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).View Article Details for UMD Prevention Research Center To Focus on LGBTQ Mental Health With New $3.75M From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
UMD-Prevention Research Center To Focus on LGBTQ+ Mental Health with $3.7 Million From CDC
Behavioral and Community Health Professor Brad Boekeloo is Director of the UMD Prevention Research Center The University of Maryland Prevention Research Center (UMD-PRC) is working to improve mental health and health care for LGBTQ+ people with new funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Contr...View Article Details for UMD-Prevention Research Center To Focus on LGBTQ+ Mental Health with $3.7 Million From CDC -
Maryland SAFE Center Joins the School of Public Health
The Support Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment (SAFE) Center for Human Trafficking Survivors will become part of the School of Public Health this month. Formed through the MPowering the State initiative that draws on the complementary strengths of the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and ...View Article Details for Maryland SAFE Center Joins the School of Public Health -
School of Public Health Launches New Global Health Initiative
Throughout the School of Public Health’s first 10 years, faculty and students have actively engaged in research, service and education activities aimed at improving health across the globe and partnering with communities to accomplish these goals. While the impact of their work has been felt around ...View Article Details for School of Public Health Launches New Global Health Initiative -
Flu May Be Spread Just By Breathing, New Study Shows; Coughing and Sneezing Not Required
It is easier to spread the influenza virus (flu) than previously thought, according to a new University of Maryland-led study released today. People commonly believe that they can catch the flu by exposure to droplets from an infected person’s coughs or sneezes or by touching contaminated surfaces. ...View Article Details for Flu May Be Spread Just By Breathing, New Study Shows; Coughing and Sneezing Not Required -
Extreme Weather Events Linked To More Severe Asthma Cases
Extreme heat and heavy rainfall are related to increased risk of hospitalization for asthma in Maryland, according to a study by the University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers. Based on over a decade of asthma hospitalization data (115,923 cases from 2000-2012), researchers observed ...View Article Details for Extreme Weather Events Linked To More Severe Asthma Cases