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SPOTLIGHT
Environmental Monitoring Will Be Key as World Reaches Global Polio Eradication
New Research from Andrew Brouwer
Robust environmental monitoring should be used as the world approaches global eradication of polio, say researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health who recently studied the epidemiology of the 2013 silent polio outbreak in Rahat, Israel. Read more
"The Best Possible Parent"
Research in Focus with Alison Miller
Even under the best circumstances, parenting can be stressful and challenging. But for parents facing significant obstacles such as poverty, incarceration, or mental health issues, those stresses multiply. Alison Miller, associate professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, works on interventions to support parents and help their children thrive. Read more
The Power of Quantitative Data: How Numbers Illuminate Policy Problems and Solutions
In the 1950s, most cars didn’t come with seatbelts standard. Now, your car won’t let you drive across the parking lot without dinging until you buckle up. Just how important is empirical data in evaluating public health risks and shaping public policy? Read more
School of Public Health Delegation Visits Partners in Ethiopia and Kenya
This summer, School of Public Health representatives visited research collaborators in Ethiopia and Kenya to learn more about their public health challenges and to discuss new avenues for future partnerships. Read more
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Special Supplement Focuses on Community-Driven Efforts to Increase Health Equity
New Research from Michigan Public Health Faculty
Edited by Michigan Public Health faculty, the special supplement of Health Promotion Practice (HPP) covers findings from nine years of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation-sponsored Food & Fitness Initiative. Read more
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Lung Cancer Will Remain Major Health Issue, Despite Falling Rates
New Research from Jihyoun Jeon and Rafael Meza
Smoking-related lung cancer rates are expected to drop dramatically over the next 50 years, but lung cancer will continue to be a significant health problem in the United States, according to new research led by Jihyoun Jeon and Rafael Meza in the Department of Epidemiology. Read more
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Older Adults Are Interested in DNA Testing, with a Dose of Skepticism
New Institute of Healthcare Policy and Innovation Poll
Only a small percentage of people in their 50s and early 60s have had their DNA tested—either for medical reasons, to learn their ancestry or out of curiosity—but far more have an interest in getting such tests done, according to a new poll. Read more
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Research Abroad: Understanding Local Contexts and Advocating for Change
Public health research often requires working across cultural and national borders to serve vulnerable populations around the world. How can we prepare for that work and demonstrate cultural understanding at its best? Read more
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Empowering Populations
Pursuing a healthier, more equitable world for all, Michigan Public Health researchers are accompanying vulnerable individuals and communities on our way to designing a world that is a good deal healthier for everyone in it. Read more
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Minal Patel Receives $3.3M to Study New Tools for Unmet Social Needs in Diabetes Management
Patel and a team of collaborators will conduct a 5-year study to evaluate e-health tools for those living with diabetes and experiencing health-related financial burdens and unaddressed social determinants of health. Read more
