Dean Bowman sent the following letter to the University of Michigan School of Public Health community last Friday to address the public health crisis of racism in communities across the nation.
As states started closing schools and issuing stay-home orders in March because of the coronavirus, four out of 10 low-income Americans were already struggling to afford enough food for their households, according to a new study from University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.
Most people in their 50s and older were capable home cooks just before COVID-19 struck America, but only 5% had ordered groceries online, according to a new national poll.
As employers across the state of Michigan continue to reopen their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, a newly launched tool is available to help employees and businesses track possible spread at their facilities.
University of Michigan faculty, staff, alumni and students have developed online tools designed to help local and state officials reopen the economy safely and gradually while allowing them to quickly identify and respond to potential coronavirus hot spots and outbreaks.
The dashboard—which maps COVID-19 risks and trends throughout the state of Michigan—was developed in collaboration between the University of Michigan school of Public Health, the School of Information, the Michigan departments of Health and Human Services and Labor and Economic Opportunity.