Michigan Public Health News Center

Historic conversation on health equity, anti-racism highlights DEI symposium

The University of Michigan School of Public Health Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in partnership with several groups across campus, hosted the seminar “We make the road by walking: A symposium on advancing a health equity movement,” a daylong gathering focused on health equity, anti-racism and the health sciences based on the groundbreaking work of Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones and Dr. Chandra Ford, international thought leaders in anti-racism and health.

Researchers evaluating program aimed at HIV prevention and care for trans youth of color

Q&A with Kristi Gamarel and Sari Reisner

Kristi Gamarel and Sari Reisner are leading an evaluation of a program called LEAP (Legal, Economic, and Affirming Peer Support) as part of the NIH-funded Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV Interventions. LEAP addresses social factors that have been linked to inequities in HIV prevention and care outcomes for trans youth of color.

Michigan Public Health ranks among top 5 schools of public health in the nation

School of Public Health also ranks among top schools in 5 specialty rankings

The University of Michigan School of Public Health has been ranked #5 in U.S. News and World Report’s list of Best Public Health Schools. The School of Public Health also ranks among the top schools in five specialty rankings issued by U.S. News.

Bhramar Mukherjee to Lead Data Science and Data Equity at Yale School of Public Health

Bhramar Mukherjee, John D Kalbfleisch Distinguished University Professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, will join the Yale School of Public Health to become the inaugural Senior Associate Dean of Public Health Data Science and Data Equity effective August 1, 2024.

Statewide effort to study how environment affects cancer risk

Researchers at Michigan Public Health and the U-M Rogel Cancer Center plan to use a $13 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study how exposures to toxic metals are impacting the cancer risk of Michigan residents.

Rapid rise seen in mental health diagnosis and care during and after pregnancy

New research from Kara Zivin

Mental health issues during pregnancy or the first year of parenthood have a much greater chance of getting detected and treated now than just over a decade ago, a trio of new studies suggests.