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Paul B. Cornely, a three-time U-M alumnus (BS '98, MD '31, PhD '34) was a pioneer in the fight for equity and civil rights in public health. Throughout his career, he fought for the desegregation of hospitals and equal healthcare opportunities for all.
Preventing gun violence is a democracy project. That’s the message Brandon Wolf delivered during the “Public Health Approaches to Ending Gun Violence” seminar. It was the second event of The Exchange: Critical Conversations with Michigan Public Health, an academic seminar series launched in fall 2023.
Gary Harper, professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, has been reappointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to serve a second term in the Michigan State Board of Psychology.
The Michigan Health Equity Challenge, in partnership with the MolinaCares Accord, recently announced the selection of 10 project finalists. The challenge aims to engage U-M graduate students in developing community-based solutions to health equity challenges in Southeast Michigan.
Project HEARD (Health Equity via Advocacy for Resources in Detroit), a Detroit URC policy initiative co-led by Michigan Public Health faculty and community partners, supports community-led efforts to advance health equity in Detroit and beyond.
People living and working in Detroit are exposed to elevated levels of a variety of air pollutants. Six years after releasing a Public Health Action Plan, work is moving forward on community initiatives to expand responses to air pollution in Detroit.