How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men
Enrique Neblett quoted in ProPublica
Health Behavior and Health Education professor Enrique Neblett discusses the impact that race can have on health outcomes.
Faculty,Health Behavior and Health Equity
Take the Mic Contest Taps Creativity to Fight COVID-19
The "Take the Mic" contest is part of a series of community-engaged efforts funded by a nearly $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address misinformation and mistrust around COVID-19, vaccine trials and the vaccine.
Concern about Loved Ones Might Motivate People to Mask Up, Get Vaccine
New study from Ken Resnicow
A new study finds that appealing to people's concerns for their loved ones could overcome this resistance. And it may have implications for encouraging people to get the new vaccine.
U-M Expert, Leukemia Survivor Discusses Why He Plans to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
Q&A with Ryan Malosh
Malosh says getting as many people vaccinated as possible will be key to stopping the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Until then, he says, public health measures such as social distancing, wearing a mask, and hand washing continue to be people's best protection.
How the Pandemic Could Change Future of the Business Community
Ryan Malosh featured on WDIV Detroit
Many businesses and trend watchers are asking when people will get back to offices, workshops, plants, restaurants, stores and studios. Has work changed forever? And if it has, what does it mean for America’s downtowns, which have been work hubs for ages?
Exposure to Coronavirus Explains Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality Rates
New research from Jon Zelner
Large variations in exposure at home, in the community and at work—rather than case-fatality rates—may explain the well-documented racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality during the first wave of the pandemic last spring, according to a new University of Michigan study.