The pandemic's role in shaping parents' attitudes toward vaccines
Q&A with Abram L. Wagner
A recent study conducted by Michigan Public Health researchers examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parental vaccine hesitancy.
Child Health
Grandchild's stillbirth risk linked to grandma's weight
New research from Eduardo Villamor
Research has shown that pregnant women with a body max index of 30 or higher face a greater chance of experiencing a stillbirth compared to pregnant women with a normal BMI. Now, a new Michigan Public Health study finds that a grandmother's BMI also relates to the risk of a grandchild being stillborn.
Sandy Hook Promise partners with Michigan Public Health to study anonymous reporting systems
Sandy Hook Promise, the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction partner on Gun violence prevention research.
Why COVID vaccines for young children have been hard to get
Brian Zikmund-Fisher quoted in Scientific American
Brian Zikmund-Fisher, professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, highlights the importance of public health messaging related to boosting COVID-19 vaccination rates in children.
Child care centers unlikely source for COVID-19 transmission, study finds
New study from Emily Martin, associate professor of Epidemiology
Children in child care centers are not spreading COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers or other children at the center, nor to their households, according to a study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh pediatrician-scientists and published today in JAMA Network Open.
Community-based collaborative to improve birth outcomes for Detroit Latinas
Collaborative to identify key barriers and facilitators to positive birth outcomes and create a strategic plan for change
Michigan Public Health researchers are leading a new community-based project aimed at improving maternal and child health for Latina women in Detroit.