Michigan Public Health News Center

A third of Mexican Americans in south Texas study received no immediate post-stroke rehab

Research from Lynda Lisabeth

About 1 in 3 Mexican American stroke survivors in south Texas received no type of rehabilitation during the three months after their stroke, according to preliminary research led by a University of Michigan School of Public Health researcher.

Phthalates Exposure Tied to Higher Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in White Women

Sung Kyun Park feature in MedPage today

Sung Kyun Park, an associate professor of Epidemiology, discusses his recent research on phthalate exposure and diabetes incidence in women.

New guidelines on child obesity advise less watch and wait, more urgent and early intervention

Q&A with Kate Bauer

Kate Bauer, associate professor of Nutritional Sciences, discusses the newly released guidelines on childhood obesity from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

NSF CEO joins Dean's Advisory Board

Pedro Sancha, president, CEO and director of NSF, has joined the University of Michigan School of Public Health’s Dean’s Advisory Board.

New video series shares productive writing habits for faculty and researchers

Q&A with Ella August

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.

New Michigan Public Health-led initiative builds health equity through housing

Q&A with Roshanak Mehdipanah

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.