Amy Schulz, professor of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, was among four University of Michigan faculty members to be awarded a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professorship, effective August 31, 2020.
In an editorial for Annals of Family Medicine, University of Michigan School of Public Health experts Julia Wolfson and Cindy Leung argue that the COVID-19 pandemic has made glaringly apparent the structural conditions that underlie inequities in health in the United States
Since the introduction of a vaccine in 1996, incidence of hepatitis A has fallen to historic lows. However, recent outbreaks in Michigan beginning in 2016 have researchers eager to learn more about the spread of the virus and investigate the impact of vaccination clinic campaigns to help vaccinate high-risk populations.
Researchers with the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are reaching out to adults with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 to collect information they hope will inform future response efforts to the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
New two-year study and five-year report show the impact of Michigan’s safety-net health coverage, and could inform states that are now considering or preparing for expansion
Adults with obesity are more susceptible to influenza A/H1N1pdm—the swine flu virus, according to a new study that did not, however, find a similar association with the seasonal flu.