News
2017
When It Comes to Health, Does Zip Code Matter More than Genetic Code?
May 31, 2017
A range of powerful evidence shows unequivocally that where you live, as well as your social circumstances, play a huge role in your health. This was the message delivered by Anthony B. Iton, MD, JD, MPH, Senior Vice President of Healthy Communities at the California Endowment, in a lecture April 18 at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM). Full story
2016
Program in Health Disparities and Population Health at University of Maryland School of Medicine Moving Forward in Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
March 22, 2016
Jay S. Magaziner, PhD, MS, Hyg, Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) at the UM SOM and Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced today that the Program in Health Disparities and Population Health, formerly the Program in Minority Health and Health Disparities in Education and Research (PMHHD) led by the now-retired Dr. Claudia Baquet, has a new home in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. Full story
2015
Your Health Depends Largely On Neighborhood
May 12, 2015
In the second annual Renee Royak-Schaler Lecture in Health Disparities at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. Diez Roux spoke on the topic in a talk entitled “Neighborhoods and Population Health: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?” Her lecture was sponsored by University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and took place on April 16 in Taylor Lecture Hall. Full story
2014
Renowned Social Scientist Dr. David R. Williams Gives the First Renée Royak-Schaler Memorial Lecture in Health Disparities
March 25, 2014
Given the high quality of medical care in the United States, you might think the life expectancy of Americans would be among the longest in the world. But such is not the case. In fact, the U.S. is near the bottom of industrialized countries on health, ranking 33rd in life expectancy in 2006. Full story