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Statistics in the Community is a community outreach organization offering the expertise of statistics graduate students—free of charge—to nonprofit organizations. They design studies, develop better data collection instruments, and analyze data for public good.
The word “innovation” comes with its own power, but that power is perceived differently by different people.
Having recently traveled to Texas to assist with hurricane recovery, Dana Thomas reflects on the experience and the value of public health practice in disaster recovery and preparedness.
Wherever precision health tools help us understand why people are getting sick or what makes them more likely to get sick, public health practitioners can create and advocate for interventions that can keep people out of the doctor's office in the first place.
The opioid crisis has reached epidemic levels in Michigan, with opioid-related incidents causing more deaths than motor vehicle crashes. Connecting Michigan Public Health research to policy decisions made every day in Michigan and around the country is an important way our knowledge can benefit others immediately and positively.
I often find myself wondering about the factors that brought an individual to their circumstance, whether it’s chronic disease, addiction, or homelessness that they experience.