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The latest in a series of statewide surveys exploring Michigan residents' experiences with COVID focused on social stigma and found that of 4,618 adults surveyed, 35% say they were treated badly, threatened or harassed or had people act afraid of them.
Postdoctoral fellow Ashly Westrick discusses her epidemiological research on health inequalities in cancer outcomes. Westrick was recently awarded a grant from the National Institute on Aging to examine memory aging in older cancer survivors in the US and England.
Prolonged loneliness in adults over 65 may be an important risk factor for accelerated memory aging, according to a new study led by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.
Led by University of Michigan School of Public Health social epidemiologists Alexis Handal and Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios, the Michigan Farmworker Project (MFP) is a community-based participatory research initiative aimed at improving the social and environmental health of Michigan’s farmworker population, who play a critical role in the state’s food supply chain. Handal and Iglesias-Rios discuss their work.
Briana Mezuk, associate professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, studies the interrelationship between physical and mental health. Recently, she was awarded a grant by the National Institute of Mental Health to better understand this interrelationship, particularly as it related to suicide risk. We spoke with Mezuk to learn about the study.
A trio of University of Michigan studies shows that urban and suburban neighborhoods that provide opportunities for socialization, physical activity and intellectual stimulation may help preserve older adults' cognitive health.