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When evidence-based firearm injury prevention policies such as extreme risk protection orders are implemented properly, they can play a significant role in preventing gun-related injuries and death, according to a new scientific policy review led by Michigan Public Health researcher April Zeoli.
New mental health parity efforts seek to address insurance issues and provider shortages, but more help is needed, experts say. Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Michigan Medicine share their insight.
The University of Michigan Board of Regents today approved the establishment of the Rubin Department Chair of Health Management and Policy within the School of Public Health. Made possible by a significant gift from Michigan Public Health alumni Nicole and Amir Rubin, the endowed department chair will be held by the individual appointed and actively serving as chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy.
The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the appointment of Edward Norton as UnitedHealthcare Professor of Health Care Management. The endowed professorship was established in 2018 to support a selected tenured faculty member whose work aligns with UnitedHealthcare’s commitment to a value-based healthcare system.
David Hutton, a professor of Health Management and Policy and Global Public Health, discusses the cost-effectiveness of RSV vaccination in older adults. Hutton and a group of University of Michigan researchers recently presented research on the topic during a meeting for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
As the one-year anniversary passes on the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade—and with it the constitutional right to an abortion—University of Michigan public policy professor Paula Lantz offers insights on the ramifications of that ruling and where things might be headed in the months ahead.