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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to SPH prof Dr. Nate Apathy for lending his health policy expertise and data to PG County Council as it explores ways to relieve shortage of primary care doctors
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#PGCounty

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Prince George’s Co. Council explores ways to relieve shortage of primary care doctors - WTOP News

Prince George’s County faces a critical shortage of primary care physicians, with over 1,000 fewer doctors than the state average. As a result, nearly half of residents seek medical care outside the c...

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 6d

New study by SPH's Dr. Pin Wang shows link between drought and extreme heat and intimate partner violence in 42 low, middle income countries.

"As the intensity of drought and extreme heat increases, so does the risk of violence,” said Wang.

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 9d

Proud of the incredible work of these UMD professors leading health care innovations for the #publicgood
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Congrats to SPH profs Cheryl Knott and
@donmilton.bsky.social for their leadership in community-led research and airborne virus transmission respectively

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8 Faculty, 3 Years of Lifesaving Collaborations | Maryland Today

First Cohort of UMB, UMCP MPower Professors to Continue Health Care Innovation

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 13d

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎂🎂 to the Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health (GEOH) Dept. turning ONE years old!

Help them reach their funding goal of $10,000 by October 24th
GIVE TODAY! brnw.ch/21wWcjJ
#globalhealth

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 18d

COVID is surging again this fall on campus and beyond – here are simple ways to avoid it from UMD infectious disease expert Dr @Don_Milton

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#covid @umdrightnow.bsky.social

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 24d

Bird flu can be deadly in house #cats - now a UMD study in One Health journal shows how they can survive it 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

“Our study shows cats can survive bird flu if they receive early care and antiviral treatment," says SPH professor @drkristenkc.bsky.social

#birdflu

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 24d

Congratulations to Dr. Sacoby Wilson!
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The Heinz Awards @heinzawards.org · 26d

We’re excited to share this year’s #HeinzAward recipients — six remarkable leaders in the Arts, the Economy and the Environment:

🏆Arts: Jennifer Packer, Marie Watt
🏆Economy: Byron Auguste, @sarabronin.bsky.social
🏆Environment: Dana Gunders, Sacoby Wilson

A photo collage of the six Heinz Awardees for 2025

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 25d

In matters of life and death, #AI brings significant pros and cons

Palliative care experts in new SPH study in @j-palliativemed.bsky.social say Artificial Intelligence models can bring increased accuracy, but should not replace human palliative care teams

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#AIethics

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 26d

SPH undergrads find joy, meaning in summer internship at African American Health Program in #MD

"It showed us what public health looks like out in the world,” says recent SPH grad, Bamidele Odubayo.
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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 27d

Meet the 1st yr TERPS bringing talents to campus, including 2 SPH students:

a champion of the Pad Project, intl nonprofit addressing menstrual inequities + a track star who raises funds, awareness for bone cancer after losing her sister to the disease 🤲

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Sep 10

New $2.8M NIH grant funds HPV vaccine chatbot project with UMB
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An interdisciplinary research team, with SPH profs Cheryl Knott + Min Qi Wang, will develop a personalized, AI-driven chatbot for parents’ specific concerns and communication styles.

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Sep 9

#NIH funds first-of-its-kind center to study resilience and #aging

UMD SPH, @umaryland.edu researchers + partners to tackle critical health issues facing an aging population

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Sep 4

AI-powered early warning system to predict disease tied to extreme weather - a newly funded $1.9m project led by SPH prof Amir Sapkota in partnership with @merrillcollege.bsky.social

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#AI #climatechange #earlywarning

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Sep 3

#NIH award funds SPH Dr Nate Apathy to study how to better integrate patient electronic health records
“It’s been a point of frustration for decades that digitized health records don’t move with you when you go from doctor to doctor." This grant will create tools to address this!
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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Aug 27

Read SPH's Dr Amir Sapkota in @bulletinatomic.bsky.social on how #ClimateChange is driving disease in Africa and beyond
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Sapkota's team is using #AI to develop an early warning system for diarrheal disease in the Asia-Pacific region.
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#earlywarningsystem

Climate change and antimicrobial resistance: a combination driving disease spread in Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was directly responsible for over 250,000 deaths in 2019 and contributed to more than 816,000 additional deaths over the same period. The AMR prob...

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Aug 27

WHAT IS SCREWWORM? Dr Heather Amato speaks with @fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy on 1st human case of #screwworm in US:

"A key sign is a wound that won't heal... But importantly, it cannot spread from person to person - it requires the fly to lay eggs in a wound."

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What is screwworm? Symptoms, prevention and treatment

The first human case of New World screwworm was confirmed in the United States after a Maryland resident was diagnosed earlier this month.

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Aug 20

“We are trying to upend the historical inequities of green space in this city and increase feelings of nature belongingness and wellbeing among youth," says SPH's Dr Jennifer Roberts on her new summer camp aiming to get high schoolers into green spaces in Buffalo, NY.
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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Aug 18

“We are going in with some exposure already... So, there will be some protection, but now that will erode. If we’re not getting vaccines, or if people are hesitant to take them, we could see some increase.” SPH Dr Marie Thoma on #covid vaccine, #pregnancy @stateline.org
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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Aug 12

Community through movement: For UMD transfer students, pickleball builds belonging 🎾 🤲
“Freshman orientation classes create natural bonds, but transfer students miss that. So we created an experience where the court becomes the connector,” says SPH's Dr. Andrea Liberto. #pickleball
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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Aug 5

SPH's Kevin Roy talks to The Sacramento Bee about the crisis of masculinity --

'[Roy] said men dying “deaths of despair” via opioid overdoses and suicides have been on the rise in recent years, while almost every other population group’s quality of life has improved.'
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Gavin Newsom tackles masculinity crisis via executive order

“Too many young men and boys are suffering in silence,” Newsom said, citing rising suicide rates.

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Jul 22

Coming Fall 2025!
A new *doctoral program in #biostatistics* at UMD will train students in this critical expertise area for public health, including using #AI, to analyze health trends and make evidence based decisions.
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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Jul 17

New director of UMD Prevention Research Center,
@drlizaparicio.bsky.social will continue and expand the crucial multidisciplinary work of prevention research at the School of Public Health!
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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Jul 16

ChatGPT crisis on campus, Dr Dina Borzekowski
writes in @baltimoresun.bsky.social

"College students must learn digital citizenship where they critically and ethically understand prompts and outputs... We cannot wait any longer: We must rethink much of our pedagogy"

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#AI #ethicalAI

The ChatGPT crisis on campus | GUEST COMMENTARY

Professor Dina Borzekowski writes that she learned many of her students were relying on AI to complete assignments for them.

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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Jul 16

This research project helps #Maryland farmers safely harvest and treat rainwater in the urban environment so both crops and consumers are protected -- led by SPH prof Dr. Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein
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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · Jul 14

Dr Samantha Snyder PhD '25 is wasting no time after graduation – she's already applying diverse skills in AI, mechanical engineering and public health to help people w/ a common painful condition: knee osteoarthritis.
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#AIforPublicHealth #publichealthterps