Epidemic

Child being vaccinated

IN THE NEWS: The Anti-Vaxxopalypse: What Happens to Humanity if Vaccine Hesitancy Continues?

Gary Freed Quoted in Salon

The World Health Organization (WHO) has named “vaccine hesitancy” one of the top ten health perils it pledges to prioritize in 2019. Gary Freed, Professor of Health Management and Policy, and other experts explain how a recent increase in preventable diseases, which is being driven by the anti-vaccination movement in first-world countries, is endangering global health and stability.

Infographic on guns and kids

Kids and Guns: Geography, Race, and Policy

In May, Zimmerman and Carter presented “Kids and Guns: Prevention Strategies,” a community conversation in Dexter, Michigan, to help local residents understand the risks associated with youth exposure to firearms and strategies for mitigating those risks.

Infographic: 90 percent of accidental firearm deaths occur at home; 3 out of 4 children knew where there firearms were in their homes

Kids and Guns: Access to Firearms

In May, Zimmerman and Carter presented “Kids and Guns: Prevention Strategies,” a community conversation in Dexter, Michigan, to help local residents understand the risks associated with youth exposure to firearms and strategies for mitigating those risks.