Michigan Public Health is built on diverse perspectives and community voices. We engage with countless fields and diverse populations, and together we help drive forward the dialogues that guide the future of public health.
PhD candidate Katrina Burns, the first student recipient of Michigan Public Health’s Eugene Feingold Excellence in Diversity Award, talks about the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion in public health.
In the first half of the 20th century, approximately 60,000 people were sterilized under U.S. eugenics programs. The legacy of these infringements on reproductive rights is still visible today.
After losing two daughters in a car crash, Michigan Public Health alumna Marianne Karth has devoted her life to advocating for safety measures that would prevent a similar tragedy from happening to anyone else.
Lack of funding and other legislative obstacles have stifled research on the public health effects of gun violence. To help combat that trend, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is making its published firearms research freely accessible to readers.
After spending Thanksgiving quarantined due to a suspected case of the measles, one student seriously reconsidered her career path in epidemiology. Read about her experience and how it relates to the issue of trust in public health.
Recent findings published in the Journal of Traumatology indicate that immigration raids are highly traumatic for those involved, and individuals exposed to such raids may meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD or express complex PTSD symptoms.