Contact Tracing Corps to Help Monitor Virus on Campus
Seventy-five student volunteer investigators are playing a key role in the University of Michigan’s COVID-19 response by serving as contact tracers.
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Unique Policy Challenges for Children's Health Care Access
New analysis from N'dea Moore-Petinak
Since 2016, the rate of uninsured children in the US has begun to rise for the first time since the adoption of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 1997. A new paper published this week in JAMA Pediatrics analyzes new and existing threats to children’s access to health insurance.
Coronavirus Deaths in Honduras Linked to Younger Individuals, Preexisting Medical Conditions
New Research from Julio Zuniga-Moya
Widespread preexisting medical conditions might explain the high proportion of COVID-19 deaths among young Honduran adults, according to a new University of Michigan study.
University of Michigan School of Public Health Removes GRE Requirement
To increase equity and access to public health education, the University of Michigan School of Public Health will not require GRE test scores from individuals applying to any of our master- or doctoral-level programs for a Fall 2021 start.
Student-Run Nonprofit Provides Hundreds of Excess Medical Supplies to Ann Arbor Hospitals
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic getting enough personal protection equipment and medical supplies to community health organizations has remained a challenge, leading one University of Michigan student group to step in and help gather and deliver supplies to clinics and health systems in the area.
Active Shooter Drills: Youth Believe Benefits Unclear
New research from N'dea Moore-Petinak
Active shooter drills in schools have a negative effect on students' emotional health and yield questionable results, according to a national poll of youth by University of Michigan researchers.