When your doctor asks how often you exercise, do you give her an honest answer? How about when she asks what you've been eating lately? If you've ever stretched the truth, you're not alone.
The Detroit City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that will make it easier for poor residents to obtain poverty tax exemptions, and therefore avoid home foreclosure.
Nearly 28,000 American children and teens have died because of firearms in the past decade. A new website from a group led by Rebecca Cunningham and Marc Zimmerman aims to change that by helping researchers, health care providers, and others tackle the prevention of youth firearm injuries as a public health issue.
Living in the midst of chronically stressful situations, including those suffused with race inequality and gender discrimination, may trigger new growth and coping skills—but it can also erode your health. Arline Geronimus, professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, explains.
Edited by Michigan Public Health faculty, the special supplement of Health Promotion Practice (HPP) covers findings from nine years of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation-sponsored Food & Fitness Initiative.
Even under the best circumstances, parenting can be stressful and challenging. But for parents facing significant obstacles such as poverty, incarceration, or mental health issues, those stresses multiply. Alison Miller, associate professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, works on interventions to support parents and help their children thrive.