Social Inequities Explain Racial Gaps in Pandemic, Studies Find
Jon Zelner featured in the New York Times
Higher rates of infection and mortality among Black and Hispanic Americans are explained by exposure on the job and at home, experts said.
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Three Things to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccines
Here are three key takeaways from the December 2 discussion on vaccine development with infectious disease expert and University of Michigan School of Public Health professor Arnold Monto.
Smoking, Tobacco Use Among Teens Continues to Drop Even as E-Cig Use Grows
New research from Rafael Meza
Despite the increase in use of e-cigarettes among adolescents, cigarette and smokeless tobacco prevalence declined more rapidly between 2012 and 2019 than in previous periods, according to a new study.
Richard Hirth Named S.J. Axelrod Collegiate Professor of Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan School of Public Health professor Richard Hirth was named the S.J. Axelrod Collegiate Professor of Health Management and Policy.
Genetic Testing: Employee Perk or Privacy Hazard?
New research from Scott Roberts
Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine will lead an interdisciplinary, multi-institution study of the ethical, legal and social implications of workplace genomic testing in the United States.
COVID-19 Exposed Weakness in Ensuring Healthy Food Access in Child Care
Q&A with Kate Bauer
When child care programs across the country closed due to COVID, millions of children lost access to the healthy food they had been receiving through the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program, exposing the weakness in our country's systems for ensuring young, low-income children have access to healthy food.