This past fall, University of Maryland launched the nation's only
university-based center solely devoted to health literacy.  Below is an
excerpt from the University of Maryland's website:
http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/uniini/release.cfm?ArticleID=1507

Sheida White

Health Literacy
Recognizing that health literacy is among the most important contributors to
overall health, the School of Public Health has made improving health
literacy a major priority. The School of Public Health today also received a
$2 million gift establishing the Herschel S. Horowitz Endowed Chair in
Health Literacy, laying the foundation for the nation's first academic
center on health literacy, the Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health
Literacy.
	

>From left, Dean Robert Gold, Dr. Alice Horowitz and University of Maryland

President C.D. Mote, Jr 	
The Center will look at how to improve public health by increasing health
literacy and will promote and conduct health literacy research and related
education. The endowed chair will fund a faculty member to conduct
interdisciplinary research and service initiatives that examine the complex
factors influencing health literacy, with a focus on increasing the health
literacy of young children and their parents in underserved populations.
Recognized Programs
The University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health will also
build on the former College of Health and Human Performance nationally
recognized programs and faculty in community and family health, kinesiology,
biostatistics, and health services administration. The University of
Maryland, College Park School of Public Health began offering new graduate
courses this fall leading to new degrees in public health, health services
administration, epidemiology and biostatistics, and maternal and child
health.