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Cigna Grants M-CHE $200,000 for Health Promotion through Black Barbershops and Beauty Salons

A recent $200,000 grant from Cigna Foundation to the Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) in the University of Maryland (UMD) School of Public Health will expand the center’s efforts to save lives in Black and Latino communities using authentic conversations and lifestyle behavior change strategies focused on promoting health and preventing disease. 

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8
Friday
Friedgen Seminar Room, SPH2236 To join virtually: go.umd.edu/pcsgrad

PCS Graduate Student Conference

The University of Maryland's Physical Cultural Studies graduate student organization invites you to their 13th annual conference this Friday, April 8th. The event will feature keynote speaker and UMD alum Dr. Ronald Mower, graduate student presentations, and a panel with speakers within the School...

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Check out this page to learn more about the community-centered projects the Center has completed in the past few years!

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Apr
22
Friday
Friedgen Room SPH 2236 and Zoom

NatureRx@UMD Presents Nature Therapist Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan

Join NatureRx@UMD in partnership with the UMD Landscape Architecture Program for Earth Day to hear Heidi Schreiber-Pan (Ph.D., LCPC, NCC) discuss her work and research as a successful psychotherapist and author using nature-based mental health and eco-therapy. About the speaker: Heidi Schreiber-Pan...

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University of Maryland School of Public Health

Medicare Mental Health Coverage Desperately Needs a Policy Update

Medicare recipients with mental health disorders are falling through the cracks. Though one in four Medicare beneficiaries, who are primarily adults over age 65, have been diagnosed with mental health or substance use disorders, Medicare coverage does not recognize licensed mental health counselors (LMHCs) or licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) as approved providers. 

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Apr
4
Monday
April 4 - to April 10
Online

National Public Health Week Events

During the first full week of April each year, APHA brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation's health. This year's NPHW theme...

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