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The writing productivity video series Get in the Write Mind is designed to help faculty overcome a range of barriers and establish productive writing habits.
We spoke with Roshanak Mehdipanah, an associate professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, to learn more about a new initiative she is leading called Housing Solutions for Health Equity.
University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers published an essay in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) examining the synergies, challenges, and opportunities between the principles of anti-racism and community-based participatory research (CBPR).
Michigan Public Health will offer a new 2-year graduate program in Nutrition and Dietetics starting in fall 2023. The program will develop entry-level, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDN) with a varied skill set to serve people and communities worldwide through study and training grounded in public health principles.
This year, the National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention will take place in Washington, D.C. This is the largest research conference held for this field of study and is co-organized by the University of Michigan, Columbia University, and the Rand Corp.
The University of Michigan's Center for Academic Innovation created a new free firearm injury prevention online course this month. It is a publicly accessible online learning opportunity.
In this New York Times opinion article, Aubree Gordon, associate professor of Epidemiology, discusses the respiratory viruses we'll likely see this winter.
A new study funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by Michigan Public Health professor Yi Li will examine large lung cancer cohorts to study racial disparities in cancer outcomes.
The University of Michigan School of Public Health has launched two new initiatives under its Public Health IDEAS umbrella that will focus on preventing the spread of infectious diseases and building health equity.
The University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions created the Updated Michigan Child Development and Care Subsidy, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Their aim is to support childcare providers in completing the necessary steps to accept the subsidy.