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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 Statistics, exceeding the ~16% increase in overall US mortality in 2020.

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Announcing the Inaugural Leaders for the Office of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement

Beginning July 1, Dr. Tracy Zeeger will serve as Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice and Dr. Sylvette La Touche-Howard will serve as Assistant Dean for Community Engagement for the new Office of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement. With Dr. Zeeger and Dr. La Touche-Howard’s leadership, the School will expand opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to gain practical experiences in public health.

Internships for Kinesiology Students

Internships are crucial in helping students focus on career options, gain experience, establish professional contacts, and deciding whether a particular field is truly a good fit both professionally and personally. While completing an internship is not a requirement for our degree program, more than 75 percent of students participate in at least one internship.

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Dr. Mona Mittal Discusses Trauma-Informed Classrooms on the Podcast TraumaTies

Dr. Mona Mittal, associate professor of Family Science at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, was recently invited to discuss trauma in higher education classrooms on the podcast TraumaTies: Untangling Societal Harm and Healing After Crime produced by the Network for Victim Recovery of DC.
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Supporting the Mental Health of First Responders

First responders - including police officers and 911 operators - suffer from high rates of mental health issues and suicide across the country, but few departments have internal programs to nurture their workplace mental health.

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The Impact of Parental Environmental Exposures on Adverse Birth Outcomes

Research shows that prenatal exposure to air pollution can result in adverse birth outcomes, including low birth weight. Studies have concluded that there are significant racial and ethnic disparities in who is most affected by this, but previous research has mostly focused on how maternal characteristics (e.g., race, education, income) amplify the effects of air pollution on birth outcomes.

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This is Public Health Virtual Fair

Prospective graduate students are invited to attend the Public Health Graduate School Virtual Fair! Meet admissions representatives from 75 schools and programs of public health in a live virtual event. The University of Maryland School of Public Health will be there from 9 am - 4 pm. 9 am - 11 am...

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