As public health faculty passionate about health equity, Melissa Creary and Paul Fleming have spent their careers observing the ways in which racism creates barriers to health for communities. Now, the pair are laying plans to make an impact on public health education through anti-racist teaching, beginning in their own backyard. Read more
A new university-wide initiative to hire faculty with scholarly expertise in racial inequality and structural racism has approved its first round of proposals for funding, with a new faculty position for the University of Michigan School of Public Health included. Read more
With several vaccines approved and more people receiving them, our eyes now turn to vaccine acceptance. Vaccines give us the ability to prevent severe disease and reduce transmission. What questions do people have about the vaccines and the systems administering them? Read more
Black COVID-19 survivors experience worse outcomes related to care access, recovery, and social and economic factors when compared to their white counterparts, according to research on the impact of COVID-19 on Michiganders. Read more
Assistant professor of Health Management and Policy Melissa Creary discusses discrimination among patients in the US health care system. Read more
Health Behavior and Health Education professor Enrique Neblett discusses the impact that race can have on health outcomes. Read more