Policy Results
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The Impact of Parent-Child Separation at the Border
Hurley Riley
More than 2,300 children were separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border between May and June 2018. University of Michigan experts weigh in on how the trauma of long-term separation from their parents effects a child’s development. Read more
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Diversifying Agriculture for Healthy Diets
Andrew Jones
Uniform, high-input farms, the hallmark of modern intensive agriculture, have produced an abundance of food unimaginable at the start of the last century. But a healthy diet remains out of reach for billions worldwide. Read more
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Engaging the Communities We Inhabit
Spencer Walz
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. Read more
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Implications of the Divide between Federal and State Marijuana Policy
Rebecca Haffajee
Rebecca Haffajee, assistant professor of health management and policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, discusses the problems posed by the current divide between federal and state marijuana policy in the US and proposes three potential solutions. Read more
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The Future of Health Care Is Public Health
Quian Callender & Marianthi Hatzigeorgiou
With a focus on consumer-driven enterprises and new opportunities in technology, management, and sustainability, the future of health care begins to look a lot like public health. Read more
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Smoking Truth to Smoking Powers: Big Business Meets Public Health
Kenneth E. Warner
In 1954, the CEOs of every major US tobacco company gathered in New York City to plan a coordinated response to public opinion on tobacco. The portrait of who smokes today has changed since then, but the tobacco marketplace will morph. Read more
