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Leading health equity researcher Darrell Hudson, MPH ‘05, PhD ‘09, has been named chair of the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. His appointment for a five-year term, effective August 26, 2024, was approved by the University of Michigan Board of Regents today.
A digital toolkit designed to support adherence to Michigan’s newly enacted safe firearm storage law is now available through the University of Michigan.
Research published by Michigan Public Health shows the far-reaching costs of eviction filings for Pennsylvania tenants who had eviction cases filed against them.
University of Michigan Professor Scott Roberts investigates behavioral and health care utilization changes after receiving workplace genetic testing results to determine their ethical and social implications.
Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that living conditions for many seasonal and migrant farmworkers across Michigan can be unsafe and unhealthy.
Study will combine patients’ self-reports with data from mobile apps, wearable devices, genetic samples and clinical records to improve the success of first-time mental health treatment.
Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to a loss of independence for older adults, according to a University of Michigan study.
A handful of common surgical procedures account for large shares of all opioids dispensed after surgery in children and adults, according to two studies recently published by researchers at the University of Michigan.
Suicide is a leading cause of death during pregnancy and in the months after delivery in the United States, but many of these deaths may be preventable, say University of Michigan researchers.
Are heat waves more deadly for women? This question initiated a study analyzing how extreme temperatures affect mortality differently for men and women, focusing on India.