How dogs help us lead longer, healthier lives
Mary Janevic quoted in the Wall Street Journal
Research shows that canine companions can help with stress, allergies and even cardiovascular disease, in part by giving us a reason to focus on the future.
Health Behavior and Health Equity
Michigan Public Health launches new speaker series, The Exchange: Critical Conversations with Michigan Public Health
The University of Michigan Public Health School of Public Health launched the inaugural event of its new speaker series, The Exchange: Critical Conversations with Michigan Public Health, on Nov. 8. The theme of the event, “The Future of Healthy Cities,” aligns with a core topic from the school's research initiative, Public Health IDEAS for Creating Health and Equitable Cities.
Weiser Professional Development Fellow visits Michigan Public Health, reconnects with longtime collaborator
Bosiljka Djikanovic visited as part of Ronald and Eileen Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia program
Earlier this year, Serbian professor and public health researcher Bosiljka Djikanovic visited the University of Michigan School of Public Health as part of a faculty development program hosted by the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia.
University of Michigan receives $7.9M grant to support school safety research
The University of Michigan recently received a $7.9 million federal grant to expand and strengthen training and technical assistance efforts designed to address emerging issues impacting K-12 schools and communities nationwide.
Dementia's financial and family impact
Study shows people with dementia face rapid rise in unpaid and paid home care and major erosion of net worth, plus increases in personal spending.
Should older adults with fewer years to live keep getting cancer screenings? New poll explores attitudes
New research from Brian Zikmund-Fisher
In January 2023, the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging asked a national sample of adults age 50–80 about their views on how cancer screening decisions should be made. Poll findings say the majority of people over 50 disagree with using life expectancy in guidelines for cancer screening tests.