NSF CEO joins Dean's Advisory Board
Pedro Sancha, president, CEO and director of NSF, has joined the University of Michigan School of Public Health’s Dean’s Advisory Board.
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A look at anti-racism and community-based participatory research principles
New essay published in the American Journal of Public Health
University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers published an essay in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) examining the synergies, challenges, and opportunities between the principles of anti-racism and community-based participatory research (CBPR).
Department of Nutritional Sciences to offer new 2-year graduate program in Nutrition and Dietetics
Michigan Public Health will offer a new 2-year graduate program in Nutrition and Dietetics starting in fall 2023. The program will develop entry-level, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDN) with a varied skill set to serve people and communities worldwide through study and training grounded in public health principles.
Yi Li Receives National Cancer Institute Grant to Investigate Racial Disparities in Cancer Outcomes
A new study funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by Michigan Public Health professor Yi Li will examine large lung cancer cohorts to study racial disparities in cancer outcomes.
Biases in cardiometabolic research put minority women's lives at risk
New research from Michigan Public Health
Biases in heart disease and metabolic disorder – also known as cardiometabolic – studies are putting the lives of midlife Black and Hispanic women in jeopardy. These women are experiencing cardiometabolic risks five to 11 years earlier than White women, but studies designed to gauge these differences often underestimate the disparity, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
Measuring the Financial Burden of Managing Diabetes and Its Impact on Patients
Q&A with Minal Patel
A new study led by Minal Patel, associate professor of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, looks at the financial costs that people with diabetes face and how it impacts their ability to manage their condition.