Maryland Affiliate hosts Chinese leaders.

The Maryland Public Health Association in October hosted a delegation of public health officials from China's Zhejiang Province. During a day-long meeting at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, the six-member delegation exchanged ideas about Maryland's public health care systems and explored opportunities for future collaborations and exchanges with China. Led by MdPHA President Margaret Hayes, MS, the meeting included a presentation by Frances Phillips, deputy secretary for health services at Maryland's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, who discussed population health problems in the private and public health system and the need for reform.

The event represented a collaboration between the Maryland Public Health Association, UnitedHealthcare, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.