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NOVEMBER 2019 Inoculating Against Viral Misinformation A new study published in Vaccine finds that a small group of anti-vaccine ad buyers has successfully leveraged Facebook to reach targeted audiences and that social media platform's efforts to improve transparency have actually led to the removal of ads promoting vaccination and communicating scientific findings. Learn more. FEATURED STORIES Inequity at Birth Black women are almost twice as likely to give birth prematurely as white women in the U.S. A new study informs the effort to reduce this racial gap. Learn more. Dangerous Disparity New research shows lesbian and bisexual women are two to three times more likely than straight women to engage in high-intensity binge drinking. Learn more. Flu Fighters Infectious disease expert Dr. Donald Milton explains the science of the flu and explains why it's in your best interest to get vaccinated against it. Learn more. Feeding a Need How can we better support moms who need to pump breast milk at UMD? A new survey is gathering feedback to inform improvements to the university's lactation/feeding rooms. Learn more. PHILANTHROPY IN ACTION Repurposed, Not Retired Former Dean, partner make a gift supporting a program that offers retirees an opportunity to give back through service to the State. Learn more. Support the Legacy Leaders Institute for Public Policy » Donate to the David Casnoff Scholarship Fund for Legacy Leaders » We have a $5,000 match for donations to these funds. Act today to double the impact of your gift. GALLERIES & VIDEOS PHOTOS: UMD SPH highlights from the APHA 2019 meeting in Philly! PHOTOS: Celebrating the launch of the UMD Prevention Research Center's focus on LGBTQ mental health with Ruby Corado of Casa Ruby VIDEO: Promoting LGBTQ Mental Health and Wellness STUDENT & ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS APHA Recognizes Doctoral Student Deanna Barath with Student Achievement Award Barath received the Outstanding Student Abstract award and the Health Administration Section's Student Achievement Award at the the 2019 American Public Health Association (APHA) annual conference. Read more. MPH Students Will "Do Good" Through New Fellowships Jianna Howard and Mikayla Walker Chambers, two second-year master of public health students in the health equity track, were selected as 2019-2020 Philanthropy Fellows by the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers and the University of Maryland's Do Good Institute. Read more. Francine Baker BS '17 | Turning a Love of Science Into a Life of Advocacy As a Senior Education Manager at the Center to Advance Palliative Care, Baker's foundation in public health science makes her a better advocate working to improve lives of those living with chronic illness. Read more. UPCOMING EVENTS November 18-21 Social Determinants of Health Film Festival 6:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Various Locations, University of Maryland November 21 Fearless Conversations: In Vaccines We Trust 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | FAES Social and Academic Center December 16 Fall 2019 SPH Commencement 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | UMD Xfinity Center SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT US EVENTS GIVING School of Public Health, University of Maryland 4200 Valley Drive, Suite 2242 / College Park, MD 20742 301.405.2438 / 301.405.8397 / sph.umd.edu

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Page 1: Inoculating Against Viral Misinformation · Fo rmer Dean, partner make a gift supporting a program that offers retirees an opportunity to give back through service to the State. Learn

Bemnet S Faris <[email protected]>

The Latest from the SPH, November 20191 message

UMD School of Public Health <[email protected]> Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 1:03 PMReply-To: UMD School of Public Health <[email protected]>To: [email protected]

NOVEMBER 2019

Inoculating Against Viral MisinformationA new study published in Vaccine finds that a small group of anti-vaccine ad buyershas successfully leveraged Facebook to reach targeted audiences and that socialmedia platform's efforts to improve transparency have actually led to the removal ofads promoting vaccination and communicating scientific findings. Learn more.

FEATURED STORIES

Inequity at Birth Black women are almost twice as likelyto give birth prematurely as whitewomen in the U.S. A new studyinforms the effort to reduce this racialgap. Learn more.

Dangerous Disparity New research shows lesbian andbisexual women are two to three timesmore likely than straight women toengage in high-intensity bingedrinking. Learn more.

Flu FightersInfectious disease expert Dr. DonaldMilton explains the science of the fluand explains why it's in your bestinterest to get vaccinated againstit. Learn more.

Feeding a NeedHow can we better support moms whoneed to pump breast milk at UMD? Anew survey is gathering feedback toinform improvements to the university'slactation/feeding rooms. Learn more.

PHILANTHROPY IN ACTION

Repurposed, Not RetiredFormer Dean, partner make a gift supporting a programthat offers retirees an opportunity to give back throughservice to the State. Learn more. Support the Legacy Leaders Institute for PublicPolicy »

Donate to the David Casnoff Scholarship Fund forLegacy Leaders » We have a $5,000 match for donations to these funds.Act today to double the impact of your gift.

GALLERIES & VIDEOS

PHOTOS: UMD SPHhighlights from the APHA2019 meeting in Philly!

PHOTOS: Celebrating thelaunch of the UMDPrevention ResearchCenter's focus on LGBTQmental health with RubyCorado of Casa Ruby

VIDEO: Promoting LGBTQMental Health and Wellness

STUDENT & ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS

APHA Recognizes Doctoral Student DeannaBarath with Student Achievement Award

Barath received the Outstanding Student Abstract awardand the Health Administration Section's StudentAchievement Award at the the 2019 American PublicHealth Association (APHA) annual conference. Readmore.

MPH Students Will "Do Good" Through NewFellowships

Jianna Howard and Mikayla Walker Chambers, twosecond-year master of public health students in the healthequity track, were selected as 2019-2020 PhilanthropyFellows by the Washington Regional Association ofGrantmakers and the University of Maryland's Do GoodInstitute. Read more.

Francine Baker BS '17 | Turning a Love of ScienceInto a Life of Advocacy

As a Senior Education Manager at the Center to AdvancePalliative Care, Baker's foundation in public healthscience makes her a better advocate working to improvelives of those living with chronic illness. Read more.

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 18-21Social Determinants of Health FilmFestival6:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Various Locations,University of Maryland

November 21Fearless Conversations: InVaccines We Trust6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | FAES Social andAcademic Center

December 16Fall 2019 SPH Commencement7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | UMD Xfinity Center

SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

ABOUT US EVENTS GIVING

School of Public Health, University of Maryland4200 Valley Drive, Suite 2242 / College Park, MD 20742

301.405.2438 / 301.405.8397 / sph.umd.edu

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