Global Health Epidemiology

PHAST administers community assessments in eastern Kentucky

Students gain valuable experience in region devastated by extreme flooding

The University of Michigan School of Public Health’s Public Health Action Support Team was deployed Sept. 6-9 to eastern Kentucky after the region endured devastating flooding in July. PHAST collaborated with the Kentucky Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in administering two Community Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response to gather household-based information on the needs of the community.

Arnold Monto Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Illustrious Contributions to Respiratory Virus Disease Research

For outstanding contributions to respiratory virus disease research over the course of his career, Dr. Arnold Monto, the Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Health, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV).

Am I fully vaccinated for polio? How to check your Michigan immunization record

Matthew Boulton featured in Detroit Free Press

Matthew Boulton, Senior Associate Dean for Global Public Health, was quoted in Detroit Free Press. He stated it is important for the public to be updated with their polio vaccines.

Increasing public health measures could have helped prevent thousands of COVID-19 deaths in India

New research from Michigan Public Health

Strengthening public health measures at the sign of resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 in India in early 2021 would have helped control transmission in the country and reduced mortality by at least 40% during the second wave even without harsh lockdowns, according to a new University of Michigan study.

Study of pathogens in the environment in Myanmar offers clues to the spread of disease

New research from Michigan Public Health

Scientists have extensively studied water and sanitation interventions to decrease the transmission of pathogens and disease prevention. But a new University of Michigan study suggests a broader approach that includes looking at the environmental transmission of pathogens both in soil and water to help improve our understanding of the spread of these pathogens and better inform strategies to mitigate it.