Health Management and Policy
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Paper Analyzes Impacts of Cigarette and E-Cigarette Deal
Members of the University of Michigan and Georgetown University’s Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulation (CAsToR) recently published a new commentary analyzing the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to stop a deal between Altria, the largest US cigarette company, and the leading vaping company, Juul Labs. Read more
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Active Shooter Drills: Youth Believe Benefits Unclear
New research from N'dea Moore-Petinak
Active shooter drills in schools have a negative effect on students' emotional health and yield questionable results, according to a national poll of youth by University of Michigan researchers. Read more
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COVID-19 Makes Clear the Need to Address Social Determinants of Health
New article from Julia Wolfson and Cindy Leung
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 Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Where Did Tackling COVID-19 Go Wrong for the US?
Holly Jarman featured on CNN
University of Michigan School of Public Health professor Holly Jarman tells Fareed Zakaria of CNN that a "fragmented" public health system has hurt the US response to COVID-19. Read more
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Future of UK's Health Care System Uncertain as Brexit Moves Forward Amid COVID-19
Q&A with Holly Jarman and Scott Greer
While COVID-19 has been garnering the attention of leaders around the world, the transition period for Brexit ends Dec. 31, 2020. A group of researchers, including Holly Jarman and Scott Greer from University of Michigan's School of Public Health recently analyzed the negotiating position in assessing the potential impact on health of the United Kingdom's future relationship agreement with the European Union. Read more
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NSF-Funded Project to Focus on Improving Security, Privacy of Smart Homes
Q&A with Denise Anthony
A team of researchers from seven universities including the University of Michigan are working together on a national research project to address the entire life cycle of security, privacy and usability challenges from the perspective of the everyday consumer in a residential setting. Read more
