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Below you will find key contacts for the School of Public Health.

The following faculty experts are available for interviews related to climate change and health. Brief descriptions of their relevant expertise are included. To arrange an interview with one of these faculty members, please contact SPH Communications at sph-comm@umd.edu.

The following faculty experts are available for interviews related to racism and health. Brief descriptions of their relevant expertise are included. To arrange an interview with one of these faculty members, please contact SPH Communications at sph-comm@umd.edu.

The Horowitz Center works with Fellows who have recently completed or will soon complete the doctoral degrees. See below for current and past Fellows.

The Herschel S. Horowitz Center Advisory Board (2018-2021) 

The following people served on the Horowitz Center Advisory Board from October 2018 to September 2021. Thank you to the board for their service, important advice, and support of the Center!

Under this board's guidance, the Center achieved many milestones. Examples include

This page has information about projects completed by students who have worked with the Center.

We are Schools for Smiles, a University of Maryland student organization spreading oral hygiene awareness, one child at a time. On top of being a SGA-recognized student organization, Schools for Smiles is also the recepient of the 2017 University of Maryland School of Public Policy's Do Good Institute's Mini-Grant. The group was started by four enthusiastic UMD Behavioral and Community Health (BCH) and Public Health Science students in Spring 2015.

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‘Accountable Care’ Hospitals May Help Older Adults With Alzheimer’s Disease in Rural Areas That Lack Adequate Dementia Care

People with Alzheimer’s disease living in rural areas are much more likely to go to the emergency department (ED) for a preventable visit than their urban counterparts, a new study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health found. 

The research team, led by Health Policy and Management Professor Jie Chen, included PhD candidates Nianyang Wang, the leading author, and Aitalohi Amaize. 

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