Paul B. Cornely, a three-time U-M alumnus (BS '98, MD '31, PhD '34) was a pioneer in the fight for equity and civil rights in public health. Throughout his career, he fought for the desegregation of hospitals and equal healthcare opportunities for all.
In this Q&A, Michigan Public Health Research Specialist Blair Whittington explains the findings from the latest report from the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study (MI CReSS).
Michigan Public Health professor Roshanak Mehdipanah was recently in Washington, D.C., to speak on a panel for a Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB) meeting.
The University of Michigan School of Public Health Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in partnership with several groups across campus, hosted the seminar “We make the road by walking: A symposium on advancing a health equity movement,” a daylong gathering focused on health equity, anti-racism and the health sciences based on the groundbreaking work of Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones and Dr. Chandra Ford, international thought leaders in anti-racism and health.
African American women who experience higher levels of perceived racial discrimination in everyday life have accelerated levels of biological aging, according to a recent study led by University of Michigan School of Public Health researcher Edward Ruiz-Narváez.
Racism provoked during the COVID-19 pandemic is directly tied to increased firearm purchases among Asian Americans, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University.