Health Behavior and Health Equity

9 million Medicare beneficiaries to benefit from new drug pricing, but careful monitoring needed, says U-M researcher

Michigan Public Health professor and researcher Minal Patel discusses the US Department of Health and Human Services’ move to lower prices on for 10 high-cost medications for individuals with Medicare Part D coverage.

Department renamed Health Behavior & Health Equity to reflect longstanding commitment to health equity

The Department of Health Behavior & Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health will become the Department of Health Behavior & Health Equity, effective August 15, 2024. The new name reflects the department’s increasing focus on issues of health equity in research, teaching and service.

Health equity scholar Darrell Hudson named Health Behavior and Health Education chair

Leading health equity researcher Darrell Hudson, MPH ‘05, PhD ‘09, has been named chair of the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. His appointment for a five-year term, effective August 26, 2024, was approved by the University of Michigan Board of Regents today.

Research shows far-reaching costs of eviction filings to tenants--regardless of the outcome in court

Research published by Michigan Public Health shows the far-reaching costs of eviction filings for Pennsylvania tenants who had eviction cases filed against them.

Study reveals behavioral and health care utilization changes after receiving workplace genetic testing results

New research from Scott Roberts

University of Michigan Professor Scott Roberts investigates behavioral and health care utilization changes after receiving workplace genetic testing results to determine their ethical and social implications.

Roshanak Mehdipanah attends Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria meeting in Washington, D.C.

Michigan Public Health professor Roshanak Mehdipanah was recently in Washington, D.C., to speak on a panel for a Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB) meeting.