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Rapid at-home tests are in the works, but without oversight, they could fail to live up to their potential. Associate professor of Epidemiology Emily Martin explains.
University of Michigan faculty, staff, alumni and students have developed online tools designed to help local and state officials reopen the economy safely and gradually while allowing them to quickly identify and respond to potential coronavirus hot spots and outbreaks.
The dashboard—which maps COVID-19 risks and trends throughout the state of Michigan—was developed in collaboration between the University of Michigan school of Public Health, the School of Information, the Michigan departments of Health and Human Services and Labor and Economic Opportunity.
During Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s press briefing on May 26, 2020, University of Michigan School of Public Health professor Emily Martin was invited to discuss a new way for residents of the state of Michigan to view up-to-date data on the coronavirus pandemic.
Michigan Public Health Epidemiology professors Marisa Eisenberg and Emily Martin attended Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on April 22, 2020, detailing the model developed by a group of experts and researchers at the School of Public Health.
Emily Martin is an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and an expert in viral respiratory illnesses. She explains what surveillance testing is and how it can help us in the process of slowing the spread of this virus.