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Quitting smoking even at the advanced age of 75 can meaningfully extend a person's life expectancy, according to new research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
The University of Michigan will receive $6.75 million from the National Institutes of Health to establish a health equity research hub focused on building the science necessary to strengthen efforts to close health disparity gaps.
Thirty-one University of Michigan faculty members have received awards this fall in recognition of their notable contributions in the areas of teaching, mentoring, service and scholarship.
The decrease in cigarette smoking among American youths is one of the great public health triumphs of the present century. Yet, few people are talking about it. Public health agencies and tobacco control organizations mention it, if at all, in passing. Media coverage is minimal. Should we not be shouting it from the mountaintops?
The newly updated COVID-19 vaccine just arrived in pharmacies and clinics nationwide. Still, a recent poll shows some older adults with high risk of severe illness appear unlikely to seek the vaccine. Interest varies widely by age group, education level, race and ethnicity, and other factors.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Michigan Public Health professor April Zeoli to the state’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. Zeoli studies the impact of firearm laws on interpersonal firearm violence.