Health Management and Policy
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New Parents Spend More on Fruits and Vegetables
New Research from Betsy Cliff and Julia Wolfson
New parents spend more money on fresh fruits and vegetables than before having children, according to a new University of Michigan study that indicates this key moment in parents’ lives could be used to create interventions that support healthier eating habits. Read more
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Opioids Study Shows High-Risk Counties Across the Country, Suggests Local Solutions to Epidemic
New Research from Rebecca Haffajee
In a study of more than 3,000 counties across the U.S., researchers found that residents of 412 counties are at least twice as likely to be at high risk for opioid overdose deaths and to lack providers who can deliver medications to treat opioid use disorder. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Banning E-Cigarettes, Not Tobacco Products, Is 'Ludicrous,' Some Public Health Experts Say
Ken Warner Quoted by NBC News
San Francisco's ban on electronic cigarettes is an "insane public policy," some public health experts say, arguing that the city should ban all tobacco products instead. Read more
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Study Suggests Medicare Program Aimed at Lowering Costs, Improving Care May Not Working as Well as Thought
New Research from Andrew Ryan and Adam Markovitz
Accountable care organizations’ achievements in "bending the cost curve" may reflect the departure of high-cost physicians, according to new research lead by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Michigan Medicine. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Responses to the Opioid Epidemic Vary Across the Country -- But A Few Themes Stand Out
Rebecca Haffajee Interviewed by Bustle
There’s no one easy answer for how to respond to the opioid epidemic. Cities, counties, and states across the country have tried to be innovative in their approach to the public health crisis ever since concern over opioid and heroin use began to grow. Read more
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New Digital Tool Tailors Mental Health Information, Support for Students Taking National Survey
Q & A with Daniel Eisenberg
A national survey across hundreds of college campuses does much to paint a picture of student mental health, which can then guide campus support programming. And now the researchers behind the Healthy Minds Network want to immediately put resources into the hands of students who take that survey. Read more
