The Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) is committed to improving the health of residents in the state of Maryland and across the nation. Headquartered in the Office of the Dean at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, M-CHE is a TIER 3: Campus-wide Research Initiative Program charged with providing support for the development of broad, multidisciplinary research initiatives that will position the university to innovate, implement and evaluate strategies for the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities.
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Donations to the Maryland Center for Health Equity support the development of broad, multidisciplinary research initiatives to address racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Health Advocates In-Reach and Research (HAIR) campaign.
Read the May 30, 2021, Washington Post story: Barbershop offers coronavirus shots, in addition to cuts and shaves. Some see it as a national model
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Featured Projects
The Health Advocates In-Reach and Research Campaign (HAIR)
The primary aim of HAIR is to create an infrastructure to engage barbershops and beauty salons in Prince George’s County as culturally relevant portals for health education and delivery of public health and medical services in the community.
Wellness Warriors
The HAIR Program has expanded to a national program through our Wellness Warriors. These shop owners are bringing health interventions to their local community to promote health.
The Cutting Edge
Are you looking for real talk on current issues with Black experts? Look no further than The Cutting Edge Podcast, All Things Health and Wellness: COVID-19 and Beyond, hosted by Mayor Omar Neal and Dr. Stephen B. Thomas.
The Barbershop Storybook Project
The Barbershop Storybook Project series seeks to translate public health research into relatable storylines and champion principles of human-centered design
COVID-19 Vaccines- Webinar Series
The Center for Health Equity has held several informative and informal webinars to address questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines with community members and medical and public health experts.
Mid-Maryland Mission of Mercy and Health Equity Festival: Free Adult Dental Clinic
MID-MD MOM is a free adult dental clinic with wraparound healthcare services, the next event will be held in 2022.
Health in All Policies Workgroup
Shots at the Shop
Shots at the Shop is a White House-backed effort from the University of Maryland’s Maryland Center for Health Equity, the Black Coalition Against COVID and the beauty and personal care brand SheaMoisture to recruit 1,000 Black-owned barbershop and hair salons nationwide to promote informed decision-making as a means to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Maryland Center for Health Equity
SPH Building, 4200 Valley Drive, Suite 3302
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2611
Phone: (301) 405-8859
Fax: (301) 405-2542