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Riana Anderson, assistant professor of Health Behavior and Health Education discusses how COVID-19 and recent racially charged events are affecting the mental health of African Americans during this time.
Low-income older adults and those with serious health problems are particularly vulnerable to negative health and social impacts caused by social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers from the University of Michigan and partner, Methodist Children’s Home Society, are piloting a virtual senior center that offers enrichment and educational programs via phone to help combat the isolation.
The House of Representative plans to introduce a bipartisan bill that would create a National Public Health Corps similar to AmeriCorps that would hire hundreds of workers to help conduct contact tracing as the US moves to reopen its economy. Angela Beck discusses the idea of such a workforce.
Brian Zikmund-Fisher, associate professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, delves into why wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is an important topic that is currently being discussed by the public, public health experts, and policymakers.
The Yallah Quit program uses culturally specific, text message-based guidance to help Muslims kick the habit of cigarettes and hookah smoking.
US Hispanics are more likely than their white white counterparts to be affected by coronavirus independently of their immigration status. Two University of Michigan School of Public Health experts explain why, and offer some solutions the federal government could use to mitigate these negative consequences.