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The University of Michigan is committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 25 percent by 2025. The School of Public Health reduced energy consumption by over 34 percent in 2017, leading to an invitation to the Michigan Battle of the Buildings.
Efforts to beautify vacant lots in the city of Flint have made neighborhoods more appealing but have also reduced assaults and violent crime by 40 percent, according to a new study led by Justin Heinze, assistant professor of Health Behavior and Health Education.
The School of Public Health will house a new, multi-institutional center focusing on modeling and predicting the impact of tobacco regulation, funded with an $18 million federal grant from the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration.
Incentives for hospitals to improve their quality and reduce costs work, according to a new study led by Edward Norton, professor of Health Management and Policy. The research shows that hospitals that participate in such programs benefit not only from direct payment from patients’ treatment but also the good scores they get from patients on the treatment they receive.
The University of Michigan School of Public Health has partnered with the Peace Corps to launch a Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program within the Department of Nutritional Sciences. The program offers discounted tuition for returned Peace Corps volunteers who are pursuing a Master of Public Health degree in Nutritional Sciences.
Michigan Public Health scientists play a key role in helping determine which flu vaccines are most effective. The Detroit Free Press interviewed Emily Martin, assistant professor of Epidemiology, about the work done here and what people need to know about the flu vaccine.