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The University of Maryland School of Public Health is located in College Park, Maryland. U.S. News & World Report ranked the school 25th among all schools and programs of public health in 2024. Its departments include Behavioral and Community Health; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Family Science; Health Policy and Management; and Kinesiology. It also includes the Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health; the Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy (the nation's first academic center focused on improving health literacy); the Maryland Center for Health Equity (which focuses on eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities); and the Prevention Research Center (a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded center, described as focused on improving mental health and eliminating health disparities and related social injustices experienced by LGBTQ+ persons).

It has been fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health since 2016.

Boris Lushniak, who served as acting Surgeon General of the United States from July 17, 2013 to December 15, 2014, is dean of the school.

References

1. "About UMD School of Public Health". sph.umd.edu.
2. "Home | University of Maryland | School of Public Health". sph.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
3. "School Leadership | University of Maryland | School of Public Health". sph.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

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Located in: College Park, Maryland – Founded: 1856
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