Michigan Public Health News Center

Mistreatment of Michigan farmworkers: Researchers document abuses, push for change

Recent research, published in the Labor Studies Journal, documents a range of dehumanizing, stressful, unsafe, and unhealthy workplace and living conditions. In their qualitative research effort, University of Michigan social epidemiologists Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios and Alexis Handal specifically explore the effects of precarious employment and labor exploitation on how they affect the health of farmworkers and their families.

Child care centers unlikely source for COVID-19 transmission, study finds

New study from Emily Martin, associate professor of Epidemiology

Children in child care centers are not spreading COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers or other children at the center, nor to their households, according to a study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh pediatrician-scientists and published today in JAMA Network Open.

University of Michigan receives $7.9M grant to support school safety research

The University of Michigan recently received a $7.9 million federal grant to expand and strengthen training and technical assistance efforts designed to address emerging issues impacting K-12 schools and communities nationwide.

Amir and Nicole Rubin's transformational gift elevates Michigan Public Health leadership

Alumni want to ‘provide resources and support that can further propel the next generation of public health leaders’

Amir and Nicole Rubin believe the educational foundation they received at the University of Michigan School of Public Health was pivotal to their careers in the healthcare field. Their Michigan experience and the impact it has had on their careers and lives is why the Rubins have established the Rubin Department Chair of Health Management and Policy.

Dementia's financial and family impact

Study shows people with dementia face rapid rise in unpaid and paid home care and major erosion of net worth, plus increases in personal spending.

Study: Virtual driving test helps predict crash risk for teens, young adults

A virtual assessment can help predict which new drivers are at greatest risk of getting into a crash, according to a new study.