Health Equity

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.

Program to help Detroit renters buy homes yields 85% ownership rate four years later

New research from Roshanak Mehdipanah

A program designed to help Detroit tenants purchase their homes assisted 85% of participants in sustaining homeownership for four years——an important milestone as owners may start to see the wealth-building benefits and other advantages of homeownership after at least five years of ownership.

Michigan Farmworker Project seeks to improve social and environmental health for marginalized population

Q&A with Alexis Handal and Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios

Led by University of Michigan School of Public Health social epidemiologists Alexis Handal and Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios, the Michigan Farmworker Project (MFP) is a community-based participatory research initiative aimed at improving the social and environmental health of Michigan’s farmworker population, who play a critical role in the state’s food supply chain. Handal and Iglesias-Rios discuss their work.

Long COVID: Women, Hispanics and lower-income Michiganders hit hardest

New MI CReSS Report

Long COVID was more prevalent among women, Hispanics and those with lower incomes, according to the most recent Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study report.

Exposure to chemicals increased in pregnant women in the last decade, study suggests

New research from John Meeker

Pregnant women's exposures to chemicals increased considerably in the last decade, according to a recently published study co-authored by Michigan Public Health professor John Meeker.

Michigan Public Health joins forces with leading health organizations in $25M Bank of America-funded initiative to improve health outcomes in communities of color

The University of Michigan School of Public Health is collaborating with the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Cancer Society on a Bank of America-funded program to advance health for Black, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, and Indigenous communities.