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Health Equity and Literacy

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Op/ed: Make All Overdose Reversal Agents Available in Maryland

Health Equity Expert Calls for ‘Hyperlocal’ Approach to Fight Elevated Fentanyl Deaths in Black Communities

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UMD Study Finds Inequity in HIV Prevention

Medicines to Cut HIV Risk Are Underprescribed to Black People, Women, Illegal Drug Users and Others

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Expert on Health Inequities Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Ruth Enid Zambrana Becomes Record 62nd UMD Faculty Member in National Academies

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Initiative ‘Borrowing’ Libraries Will Expand Access to Dental Care

UMD to Lead NIH-funded Initiative Aimed at Supporting Marginalized Communities

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Drawing a Path From Vaccine Hesitancy to Vaccine Confidence

Center’s Graphic Novel Series, Featuring Terp Artists, Showcases Local Pandemic Stories

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From a Barber’s Chair, Trimming Vaccine Hesitancy

Public Health Professor’s Expertise Targets Disparities in Health Care

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Bill Seeks to Expand Role of UMD Center in Advancing State’s Health Literacy

Horowitz Center Would Enhance Work With Agencies, Care Providers

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Health Literacy Spans Language Divide

Researchers Help Mobilize Communities to Fight COVID, Other Diseases

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Meta Gifts $1.75 Million to UMD to Boost Environmental Justice and Health Equity

Tech Company’s Support to Enable Internships, Fund Staffing and Grow Yearly Symposium

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UMD Report: Complex Challenges Slowed Prince George’s COVID Vaccine Response

Comprehensive Community Approach Needed to Encourage Recovery From Pandemic

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An Injection of Trust

Dozens Get COVID-19 Vaccine at UMD-Sponsored Clinic at Local Beauty Salon

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Barbershops to Cut Through Vaccine Hesitancy

Biden Announces Partnership With UMD Center, Black Coalition Against COVID and SheaMoisture to Encourage Vaccinations in Communities of Color

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