Currently, 36 municipal drinking water sites in Michigan have been identified as having high levels of PFAS, a group of synthetic chemical pollutants used in a variety of consumer products. What are the known health effects of PFAS water contamination and what is the state doing to protect Michigan residents?
Michigan’s current Hepatitis A outbreak is one of the biggest we’ve ever seen in the US. Knowing more about this highly contagious infection is an important step in protecting yourself and your communities.
Despite advances in the field of mental health, uncertainty is still felt throughout many public mental health systems. Volunteering in the community has taught Spencer Walz that healing exists on a continuum.
Statistics in the Community is a community outreach organization offering the expertise of statistics graduate students—free of charge—to nonprofit organizations. They design studies, develop better data collection instruments, and analyze data for public good.
Crime is way down in one Flint, Michigan, neighborhood, where locals have teamed up to revamp neglected public spaces. Here, why 'busy streets' can prevent violence and save cities money.
As a student-athlete, Michigan Public Health doctoral student Traci Carson developed the Female Athlete Triad—a relationship of menstrual dysfunction, low energy availability (with or without an eating disorder), and decreased bone mineral density that strikes female athletes across high-impact sports. In her own words, Traci explains the Triad and her research into prevention.