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Pollution: The Harmful Agents Impacting Your Health

Pollution has an effect on more than just the environment. Experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health discuss the impacts that noise, air, and plastic pollution can have on our health.

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Mobile Health: Supporting Your Health Beyond the Clinic

Experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health discuss how public health professionals are using mobile devices, smartphone apps, and texting to create health management plans, and the latest research on how technology can help improve the health of individuals and global populations.

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A City of Resilience: Public Health in Detroit

Detroit is more than one thing — it’s hundreds of neighborhoods and hundreds of thousands of people living, working and growing together. In Population Healthy’s Season One finale, Michigan Public Health researchers and alumni explore the unique public health issues facing the Motor City, and how they’re working directly with Detroiters to make the city a better and healthier place.

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Preventing Cancer: Thwarting a Disease that Affects 1 in 3 Americans

Chances are you or someone you love has been affected by cancer. From early detection, to community interventions and environmental protections, University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers examine the innovative ways public health is working to prevent cancers, uncover risk factors, and reduce the number of cases worldwide.