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Naloxone: Wide Distribution Effective in Preventing Deaths
New Research from Tarlise Townsend and Freida Blostein
Broad distribution of the opioid reversal drug naloxone is highly cost-effective in reducing fatal overdoses, according to a new University of Michigan study. Read more
As the Forest Moves Back in, Pollen Is on the Rise in Detroit
New Research from Daniel Katz
Pollen allergies afflict millions of Americans each year. In the industrialized world, pollen allergy rates are on the rise, and with climate change likely driving an increase in airborne pollen loads, experts predict the situation stands to only get worse. Read more
Low Levels of Vitamin D in Elementary School Could Spell Trouble in Adolescence
New Research from Eduardo Villamor
Vitamin D deficiency in middle childhood could result in aggressive behavior as well as anxious and depressive moods during adolescence, according to a new University of Michigan study of school children in Bogotá, Colombia. Read more
New Details About Michigan's Opioid Crisis: Billions of Pills and Aggressive Suppliers
New Contribution from Rebecca Haffajee
As the U.S. opioid crisis gained steam a decade ago, Michigan was flooded by pain pills by suppliers and distributors who seemed more focused on sales than the drugs’ dangers, according to recently released documents. Read more
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Educators: The Unsung Heroes Supporting Immigrant Families in Wake of Ice Raids
New Op/Ed from William Lopez
In a new op/ed for The Hill, William Lopez discusses his research into the impact immigration raids have had on children in affected communities and what role educators play in helping them cope. Read more
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Q&A: Making the Business Case When Implementing Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Public Health
New Research from Andria Eisman
Implementation science researchers have made great progress in understanding barriers to the delivery of evidence-based treatment and prevention programs and developing implementation strategies to improve program delivery. But so far, the widespread use of these strategies has been limited. Read more
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Sickle Cell Disease Still Tends to Be Overlooked
Gary Freed Quoted in the New York Times
Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 Americans, most of them African-Americans. There are few treatments for it, and experts say not enough is being done to prevent complications. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: These High School Runners Train in 'Nasty Air,' so They're Working to Clean It Up
New Contribution from Trish Koman
Earlier this year, the greater Phoenix area got an "F" for ozone and particle pollution from the American Lung Association. For months, activists pushed for electric school buses. Now, a local Phoenix school board has launched a pilot program for buses that will produce zero direct emissions. Read more
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A Dangerous Future: Climate Change, Michiganders' Health
New Research from Carina Gronlund, MPH '08, PhD '13
As the world grows warmer and the region grows wetter, extreme heat and rain will cause more people to die or become ill—a costly burden in terms of lives lost and health care costs to the state of Michigan, a new report says. Read more
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Blight-Busting Demolitions Reduced Gun Injuries, Deaths in Detroit Neighborhoods
New Research from Marc Zimmerman
For the past half-decade, Detroit’s government and community groups have worked to tear down abandoned houses and buildings in the city’s most blight-stricken neighborhoods. A new University of Michigan and Harvard University study shows an 11% drop in homicides and serious injuries caused by firearms in the areas where more than a few demolitions took place Read more
