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Nutrition major RobinAmara Heard discusses her work on the Springfield produce prescription program, part of the Food Is Medicine initiative at UMass Amherst.
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Improving quality of life and achieving health equity are not just slogans — they lie at the heart of what we do.
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Students from across all SPHHS departments tell us why they love UMass, why they chose to attend, and what their education has given them.
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Risa Silverman Named to MPHA Board of Directors
Risa Silverman, director of the SPHHS Office for Public Health Practice and Outreach, has been named to MPHA Board of Directors.
UMass Amherst and Tufts Collaboration Expands Food Is Medicine Program to North Shore
UMass Amherst researchers are part of a new collaboration with Tufts University to expand the Food Is Medicine program on Massachusetts' North Shore.
Study Links Economic Disadvantage to Higher Smoking Rates, Addiction
Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and colleagues found that socioeconomic inequalities in smoking persist despite decades of tobacco control policies.
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The UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences has been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) Board of Councilors for a full seven-year term, extending to December 31, 2029.