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The University of Michigan School of Public Health is collaborating with the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Cancer Society on a Bank of America-funded program to advance health for Black, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, and Indigenous communities.
Bank of America, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association®, the American Cancer Society and the University of Michigan School of Public Health, announced the launch of a signature health equity initiative, an impact-driven program to advance healthy outcomes for under-resourced communities.
Hispanic Michiganders were more likely than white Michiganders to suffer severe COVID-19 symptoms, have longer hospital stays and experience increased social stressors—being unable to pay rent, buy food or arrange child care, according to a new University of Michigan study.
An after-school program specifically designed to address racial and economic disparities affecting Black youth and empowering them to be a positive change in their community has long-term effects on behavior, according to a new University of Michigan study.
A review of 25 years of research based on the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) found Black women reach menopause 8.5 months earlier than white women and have worse symptoms such as hot flashes, depression and sleep disturbances. Black women are also less likely to receive hormone therapy, as well as medical and mental health services.
The University of Michigan School of Public Health announced today that its signature events space—room 1680 or the Community Room—will be named in honor of public health pioneer Dr. Paul B. Cornely. A dedication event is planned for Friday, April 8, 2022.