Justin Heinze receives Henry Russel Award
Justin Heinze, associate professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, was one of four recipients of the Henry Russel Awards, the university’s highest honor for early or mid-career faculty members.
Faculty,Health Behavior and Health Equity Results
Early signs of Alzheimer's: Most older adults see the value of screening but haven't been tested
Eighty percent of older adults see the benefit of tests that can give an early warning that a person’s memory and thinking abilities have started to decline, a new poll of people age 65 to 80 finds. The findings are part of a new report from the National Poll on Healthy Aging.
Air pollution continues to be focus of community coalition to promote a healthy environment in Detroit
People living and working in Detroit are exposed to elevated levels of a variety of air pollutants. Six years after releasing a Public Health Action Plan, work is moving forward on community initiatives to expand responses to air pollution in Detroit.
How 30,000 Detroit trees bloomed into a better way for researchers to predict airborne pollen
New research from Michigan Public Health
Working with aerial and satellite imagery and more than 30,000 trees in Detroit, researchers from the University of Michigan set out in 2017 to find a better way to measure pollen.
Michigan Public Health discusses American Medical Association's new policy on BMI
Q&A with Kate Bauer
In this Q&A, Kate Bauer, associate professor of Nutritional Sciences, discusses the American Medical Association's recent change that recommends physicians deemphasize BMI in patient care and employ other ways to address weight.
April Zeoli testifies at Congressional forum held by House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
April Zeoli, associate professor of Health Management and Policy, testified before a Congressional forum held by the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force on June 5 where she discussed firearm injury prevention policy.