School of Public Health Releases New Podcast
The University of Michigan School of Public Health released a new podcast titled “Population Healthy” to spread their work to the general public.
Health Communication
IN THE NEWS: Doctors, Is It O.K. If We Talk About Why Finger-Wagging Isn't Working?
Ken Resnicow Quoted in the New York Times
Nobody likes to be lectured. An alternative approach, motivational interviewing, emphasizes respect for the patient’s autonomy, and works better with overweight kids.
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with New Knowledge: U-M Teams Up with Harvard, National Academy of Medicine
With 130 Americans dying every day from opioid overdoses, and 2 million suffering from disorders related to prescription and non-prescription opioids, the University of Michigan is ramping up efforts to make an impact on the opioid epidemic through the research and expertise of its faculty and their teams.
Nearly All Americans Fail to Eat Enough of This Actual Superfood
William Chey Quoted in Vox
When we fret about the deterioration of the American diet, we tend to focus on the excessive amounts of sugar, salt, and calories we’re now eating. What we don’t talk about: an important ingredient that’s gone missing as we’ve been filling our plates with more chicken and cheese. Fiber.
Community Library Events Give Faculty and Researchers a Forum for Public Engagement
New Community Engagement from Paul Fleming
Michigan Public Health faculty and others are working closely with officials from Washtenaw County to share information and answer questions about disparities in health access and outcomes in the area, and to talk about ways the county is trying to reduce inequality.
IN THE NEWS: Better Marketing Recommended for Global PrEP Rollout
New Contribution from K. Rivet Amico
The global rollout of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is lagging in some settings, and improvements in messaging could give it an important boost.