The 2019 Mid Maryland Mission of Mercy and Health Equity Festival was held on September 13 and September 14 at the UMD Xfinity Center. The free adult dental care clinic and health equity festival was a collaborative effort by the Maryland Center for Health Equity, Catholic Charities of Washington and the dental and health care community to provide free emergency dental care to the poor and underserved.
Statement of Purpose
Serve as a forum to ensure that the results of health science research benefit vulnerable populations, especially in African American and Latino neighborhoods where people suffer from a greater burden of preventable illness and premature death. The aims of MD-CRAB are to:
Healthy College Park Campaign
Flickr Album: Mona Center Visit
The state of Maryland has need for additional assistance to supplement the work of elected officials and nonprofit agency staff in order to advance policy issues and public programs. Heightened demands of homeland security combined with pressure to increase services all without raising taxes create a unique opportunity for Maryland residents to contribute to their community and their state.
The Health Advocates In-Reach and Research (HAIR), is a community-based intervention developed by Dr. Stephen B. Thomas and a team of researchers from the Maryland Center for Health Equity at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health in College Park. The primary aim of HAIR is to create an infrastructure to engage barbershops and beauty salons in Prince George’s County, Montgomery County and Baltimore City as culturally relevant portals for health education and delivery of public health and medical services in the community.
The Mid-Maryland Mission of Mercy and Health Equity Festival (MID-MD MOM) is a free adult dental clinic with wraparound healthcare services. More than 800 clinical volunteers, including licensed dental professionals and 500 general volunteers will provide a projected $1.1M of free dental care and thousands in health screenings over three days to more than 1,000 underserved, uninsured and underinsured adults. This event is a collaborative effort by the University of Maryland School of Public Health’s Maryland Center for Health Equity.
Health in All Policies Workgroup
On May 4th, 2017, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into law the University of Maryland School of Public Health, Center for Health Equity Workgroup on Health in All Policies.
The law: