On the Heights: July 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
Health Disparities Results
New study on TB transmission among minorities in Arkansas highlights urgent need for focused prevention
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and Black Arkansans experience a substantially higher risk of recently transmitted TB
A new study from Michigan Public Health and the Arkansas Department of Health reveals that, despite low overall rates, tuberculosis (TB) continues to disproportionately affect Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Black, and Hispanic communities in Arkansas. The research highlights growing rates of recent TB transmission and calls for targeted prevention efforts and improved access to care to address persistent disparities.
Michigan Public Health researchers address key housing needs
Michigan Public Health experts are working towards health equity by addressing persistent racial disparities in homeownership, the rising costs of housing, and the burden of affordability on Michigan's lowest-income residents.
Lifesaving opioid addiction meds rarely started after emergency visits for overdose
Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or geography, University of Michigan researchers say.
Michigan Health Equity Challenge announces winners of second annual competition
Three student-led proposals addressing rural healthcare access, Parkinson’s disease care, and water quality monitoring have emerged as winners in the University of Michigan’s Michigan Health Equity Challenge.
50 years of US economic change linked to poorer health, shorter lives for less-educated Americans
According to new research, Americans living in economically stagnant areas were more likely to suffer increased stress and much greater levels of chronic illness, particularly among adults with lower levels of education.