IN THE NEWS: Stacking Best Practices to Help Michiganders Safely Return to Work
Article by Dean DuBois Bowman and Sharon Kardia
We are all eager to get back to work, but how do we move forward in a way that safeguards the public’s health?
Epidemic Results
Social Distancing 2.0: A New Normal
Q&A with Abram Wagner
We’re all wondering when we can return to work, see friends and family, and get back to some sense of normal. Meanwhile, we might notice that a planned temporary hospital wasn’t built or that some data seems to show a reduction in the spread of coronavirus. What do we do with emerging shades of gray in a situation that seemed so black and white not too long ago?
Matthew Boulton Appointed Member of Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities
Matthew Boulton, senior associate dean for Global Public Health and professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, has been appointed to the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities, which will study racial disparities in the impact of COVID-19 and recommend actions to address the disparities.
Courage and Commitment: Staffing for Crisis Care
Q&A with Kelly Rakowski, MHSA ’93
What's it like to manage health care systems and personnel during a global pandemic? For an inside view, we connected with alum Kelly Rakowski, a national staffing solutions leader. She and her team are working across the country with organizations and with “hand raisers”—retired or out-of-work health care workers stepping forward to help fight the outbreak.
University of Michigan School of Public Health Professors Detail COVID-19 Model at Michigan Governor's Press Conference
Michigan Public Health Epidemiology professors Marisa Eisenberg and Emily Martin attended Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on April 22, 2020, detailing the model developed by a group of experts and researchers at the School of Public Health.
High-Risk in the Time of Coronavirus: Protecting People with Diabetes
Q&A with Gretchen Piatt
Why are people with diabetes considered high-risk in the wake of this pandemic and what should those who contract COVID-19 do? Gretchen Piatt, associate professor of Learning Health Sciences and Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan Schools of Medicine and Public Health explains.