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March 29, 2023

Professor Amelia Arria, director of the Center on Young Adult Health and Development and an expert on the risk of substance use problems among adolescents and young adults, discusses how this change may impact the health of teens and adults.

February 21, 2023

A new study shows Maryland and Delaware women increasingly view abortion as safe and acceptable—an attitude that correlates with their knowing someone who has undergone the procedure.

June 16, 2022

A new law passed by the Maryland General Assembly establishes the Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, part of the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health, as the state’s Consumer Health Information Hub–the first such designation in the country. “This new law really allows the center to be...

March 07, 2022

Tracking down reliable health care information and resources can be overwhelming. Proposed Maryland legislation aims to combat that by designating the Horowitz Center for Health Literacy as the state's Consumer Health Information Hub. 

October 15, 2020

Children and families across Maryland and throughout the United States are grappling with the challenges and necessity of virtual learning required by the Covid-19 pandemic. But Black, Latino, and low-income children face starker difficulties and may be at risk of falling behind or disengaging from ...

October 07, 2019

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...