Community Programs: Washington Region

Title: Student Section of Maryland Public Health Association (SMdPHA) (Public Health Advocacy)
Description: The Student Section of the Maryland Public Health Association (SMdPHA) is an organization open to all students from the University of Maryland, The Universities of Shady Grove, and the surrounding healthcare professionals and graduate students.They seek to serve the community, increase public health awareness, as well as public health advocacy and education. SMdPHA does a myriad of community service events including preparing meals with Moveable Feast, educating elementary school students for Program Healthy Picnic about exercise and eating healthy, volunteering at health fairs, and participating in the DEA Drug Take Back Day, among other events.
Website: http://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/studentorg/smdpha/
School(s): Pharmacy
Contacts:
Margaret Hayes, MS
410-706-6586
mhayes@rx.umaryland.edu

Community Served: Statewide
Client type: Children,Teenagers,Adults,Elderly,Chemically addicted,Elementary school students,Middle school students,High school students
Physical Location: On Campus,Off Campus
School System Served:
Office Location:
Service Location: Moveable Feast: 901 N Milton Ave Baltimore, MD 21205 Program Healthy Picnic: UMB School of Medicine 655 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21201 DEA Drug Take Back Days: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy 20 N. Pine St. Baltimore, MD 21201
Program Timeframe: Date specific
 Program Timeframe Other: School Year
 Health Fairs: Educational Materials,Health Screenings,Tabletop Displays

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