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The greatest predictor of an individual’s health status is their health literacy skill the ability to understand basic health information needed to make well-informed health decisions. The American Medical Association reports that 75 percent of patients who reported being in poor health also tested poorly in health literacy.
University of Maryland tells students to isolate over rise in COVID-19 cases
UMD courses will switch to all online for a week and officials say students on and off-campus should stay home and quarantine as much as possible. Author: Lucas Robbins Updated: 12:09 AM EST February 22, 2021
COLLEGE PARK, Md. A recent rise in cases of COVID-19 has led the University of Maryland to put stricter policies in place, including that students must quarantine for a week.
In-person classes for undergraduate and graduate students will transition to online for at least the next week, and students have to isolate themselves to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
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A group of University of Maryland students are petitioning to remove the late state Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. s name from the university s administration building, citing a record of racist and homophobic comments.
The Diamondback reports the students are seeking the removal in line with a University System of Maryland policy adopted in December. The new policy allows community members to ask for the names of campus buildings to be changed or removed.
The university announced the renaming of its administration building last June. The drive to take his name off the building predates his Jan. 15 death.
The University of Maryland, College Park on Saturday suspended in-person classes for a week and instituted a “sequester-in-place’ as the coronavirus spreads on campus.