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SPOTLIGHT
For Children, Food Insecurity Means Not Only Hunger but Also Stress, Sadness
New Research from Cindy Leung
Parents who experience food insecurity might think they're protecting their children from their family's food situation by eating less or different foods so their children can be spared, but a new study from assistant professor of Nutritional Sciences, Cindy Leung, shows that children know more about food insecurity than their parents give them credit for. Read more
IN THE NEWS: Group Analyzing U-M Food's Role in Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Andy Jones featured in The University Record
Although harnessing renewable energy or enabling electric-vehicle transportation may be more visible efforts toward carbon neutrality, another area crucial to any push toward climate action is one that U-M students, staff and faculty encounter regularly: food. Read more
Tracking and Responding to Coronavirus
Michigan Public Health Experts
As the 2019 Novel Coronavirus continues to spread, University of Michigan School of Public Health experts provide these answers to questions for the media and the general public about the virus itself, how it is transmitted, and how concerned we should be. Read more
IN THE NEWS: Your Kids Don't Have to Inherit Your Body-Image Issues
Kendrin Sonneville featured in the New York Times
Parents who struggle with food and self-image can inadvertently pass along unhealthy behaviors. Assistant professor of Nutritional Sciences Kendrin Sonneville shares that research tells us what you say matters more than what you do. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Stroke Survivors Might Need Better Screening for Depression
Liming Dong featured in US News & World Report
Depression among stroke survivors peaks during the early months of recovery and persists for a full year, a new study finds. Experts say better screening methods are needed for this population to more effectively prevent and treat depression. Read more
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Coronavirus: Is It Time to Panic Yet?
Joseph Eisenberg
As the coronavirus continues to spread, University of Michigan School of Public Health expert, Joseph Eisenberg, discusses the virus transmission and virulence. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Exactly How Dangerous Is Football?
Adam Finkel featured in the New Yorker
Players, coaches, and parents must wrestle with a disturbing combination of hazard and uncertainty. Michigan Public Health's Adam Finkel shares a public health perspective on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Read more
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Delegation from Michigan Public Health Visit Africa to Support Global Public Health Research and Practice
A delegation of Michigan Public Health faculty and staff visited Kenya and Ethiopia in January 2020 to strengthen and build relationships with partners and to explore potential avenues for public health collaboration and research in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Several U.S. Hospitals Penalized Over Too-High Rates of Infection, Injury
Andrew Ryan featured on NPR
Hundreds of hospitals across the U.S., including a number with sterling reputations for cutting-edge care, will be paid less by Medicare after the federal government pronounced that they had higher rates of infections and patient injuries than others. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: It's Not Just You: Restaurants Have Gotten Too Loud. But There Are Some Fixes
Rick Neitzel featured in Popular Science
Restaurants might think the worst impact of a high-volume meal is a ruined night out, but University of Michigan public health researcher Rick Neitzel says eateries are part of a larger problem. Read more
