Practice
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Stretching the Field: Public Health's New Generation of Climate Change Professionals
From flooding, drought, and heatwaves to policy and health management to the unknown of a dynamic environment, climate change is placing increased pressure on public health practitioners to respond. How can the essential services we provide help our communities adapt to and thrive in these new climate realities? Read more
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University of Michigan Teams Receive $25.5 Million for Opioid-Related Prevention and Treatment Research
Andria Eisman Receives Funding for Drug Use Intervention Programming
As the nation continues to battle an epidemic of addiction and overdose related to opioids and other drugs, several teams of University of Michigan researchers have received millions of dollars in new federal funding to address the issue head-on. Read more
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Q&A: Making the Business Case When Implementing Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Public Health
New Research from Andria Eisman
Implementation science researchers have made great progress in understanding barriers to the delivery of evidence-based treatment and prevention programs and developing implementation strategies to improve program delivery. But so far, the widespread use of these strategies has been limited. Read more
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Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with New Knowledge: U-M Teams Up with Harvard, National Academy of Medicine
With 130 Americans dying every day from opioid overdoses, and 2 million suffering from disorders related to prescription and non-prescription opioids, the University of Michigan is ramping up efforts to make an impact on the opioid epidemic through the research and expertise of its faculty and their teams. Read more
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Why Michigan Needs a More Diverse Healthcare Workforce - and What We Can Do About It
FPHLP in the News
Socioeconomic factors, underutilization of afterschool programs, fewer sources of social support, and a fear of not belonging can lead to a lack of diversity in the healthcare field, as well as poorer health outcomes for patients of color. As a result, several Michigan initiatives are working to increase the diversity of the future healthcare workforce. Read more
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Learning, Serving: Students Choose Alternatives to Spring Break
Community Engagement from the Public Health Action Support Team
Michigan Public Health students are using their spring break to serve in communities facing a variety of health challenges. Read more
