There's one possible reason so many Americans, especially those living in inner cities, have high blood pressure: lead exposure. That's according to new research led by Sung Kyun Park, associate professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences.
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?
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.
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?
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.
For the last two years, Rick Neitzel, associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences, and his colleagues have been studying e-waste recycling to identify the health hazards workers might face and help them improve their working conditions.