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Low-income older adults and those with serious health problems are particularly vulnerable to negative health and social impacts caused by social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers from the University of Michigan and partner, Methodist Children’s Home Society, are piloting a virtual senior center that offers enrichment and educational programs via phone to help combat the isolation.
Michigan Public Health student Anthony Dang and his team earned the top prize at the 2020 Innovation in Action competition. The four-person team created Heard, an app designed to digitally connect individuals with chronic illness to peer support.
From flooding, drought, and heatwaves to policy and health management to the unknown of a dynamic environment, climate change is placing increased pressure on public health practitioners to respond. How can the essential services we provide help our communities adapt to and thrive in these new climate realities?
As the nation continues to battle an epidemic of addiction and overdose related to opioids and other drugs, several teams of University of Michigan researchers have received millions of dollars in new federal funding to address the issue head-on.
Injuries are a leading cause of death — and completely preventable. To continue research in this area, the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center just received renewal funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Scott Roberts, professor of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, has been appointed co-chair of the Michigan Dementia Coalition (MDC). The MDC is a statewide group of >120 individuals from approximately 65 organizations that works to identify opportunities to improve quality of life for Michigan residents with dementia and their families.