On the Heights: March 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
Housing
Research shows far-reaching costs of eviction filings to tenants--regardless of the outcome in court
Research published by Michigan Public Health shows the far-reaching costs of eviction filings for Pennsylvania tenants who had eviction cases filed against them.
Roshanak Mehdipanah attends Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria meeting in Washington, D.C.
Michigan Public Health professor Roshanak Mehdipanah was recently in Washington, D.C., to speak on a panel for a Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB) meeting.
Housing crisis in Michigan: Report explores who owns, rents, has no home; examines racial gaps
The burgeoning housing crisis affecting Michigan and much of the nation is addressed in a new report by the University of Michigan in partnership with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
Without Affordable, Accessible, and Adequate Housing, Health Has No Foundation
New paper from Roshanak Mehdipanah
Housing insecurity—which encompasses the dimensions of housing unaffordability, inaccessibility, and inadequacy—is a major public health issue. Roshanak Mehdipanah, associate professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, examines housing insecurity in this paper published in The Milbank Quarterly.
Redlined yesterday, unhealthy today: The link between historic housing discrimination, poor health
Q&A with Roshanak Mehdipanah and Amy Schulz
Michigan Public Health researchers explain their recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health and why understanding the lingering harm of redlining is necessary to repairing the damage of discriminatory policies.