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Partnership links academia to community health in Maryland
When research universities partner with community hospitals, it’s a proven win-win resulting in improved health for patients and more real-life learning opportunities for students. Now the University of Maryland School of Public Health (UMD SPH) and St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) are jo...View Article Details for Partnership links academia to community health in Maryland -
SPH helps lead Maryland’s new public health roadmap
This week the Maryland Commission on Public Health published its final report, sharing recommendations to improve public health statewide. An undertaking two years in the making, the commission's teams included more than 20 experts from the UMD SPH, together with colleagues from around the state.View Article Details for SPH helps lead Maryland’s new public health roadmap -
Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Launches
School of Public Health faculty and staff are among the collaborators in the new initiative, which aims to change technology design research and practice so it involves disability communities as equal partners from the beginning of the design process, and accessibility is proactively built-in.View Article Details for Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Launches -
Doctoral Student Helps Track D.C. Gun Violence Trends
With gunshot injuries in Washington, D.C. up nearly 20% from this time last year, a new analysis tool developed by a University of Maryland School of Public Health doctoral student is helping district leaders detect surges in gun violence, monitor at-risk groups and understand trends. Led by Kenan ...View Article Details for Doctoral Student Helps Track D.C. Gun Violence Trends -
School of Public Health Hosts First International Health Research Symposium
More than 30 faculty members and students from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, University of Birmingham in England and University College Dublin in Ireland spent three days swapping experiences, sharing research and touring the University of Maryland as part of the first Universi...View Article Details for School of Public Health Hosts First International Health Research Symposium -
EPA Chief Announces New Proposed Standards for Power Plants at UMD
During his remarks, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan recognized Professor Sacoby Wilson, director of Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH) in the School of Public Health, for his leadership.View Article Details for EPA Chief Announces New Proposed Standards for Power Plants at UMD