On the Heights: June 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
Health Management and Policy
Policy impact snapshot: Reducing firearm violence using policy
April Zeoli, associate professor of Health Management and Policy, studies laws aimed at preventing firearm violence and their effectiveness at reducing related harms. She engages with policy leaders and other stakeholders to inform firearm safety regulations.
What proposed Medicaid cuts could mean for rural communities, hospital access
Q&A with Michael Shepherd
Major cuts to Medicaid funding could have rural communities across the country facing widespread hospital closures and reduced access to healthcare, says Michael Shepherd, a health policy researcher at the University of Michigan.
On the Heights: May 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
Lifesaving opioid addiction meds rarely started after emergency visits for overdose
Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or geography, University of Michigan researchers say.
Michigan Public Health celebrates 450 graduates
Class of 2025 graduates’ impactful work often will be ‘invisible,’ yet essential
Kristen J. Sarri, MPH ’97, addressed the University of Michigan School of Public Health graduating Class of 2025 during commencement May 1 at historic Hill Auditorium with a reminder of what lies ahead: “Public health isn't glamorous work.”