Questions may be directed to Jennifer Johnson, PhD, Founding Chair at Jjohns@msu.edu.
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Leading Public Health Research Innovation
Join our growing team. Become a part of an energetic multidisciplinary team of public health faculty dedicated to academic excellence, research, and instruction that improves the health and well-being of the communities around them.
Innovating public health. Located in Flint, Michigan, the College of Human Medicine Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health is the first academic department to adopt a co-created and co-governed public health model in which community members and university experts collaborate as equal partners. By integrating community partnership into the department's core structure, local input guides public health efforts, leading to more effective and sustainable solutions for the community. Flint has a long history of community activism and involvement. It is one of the birthplaces of community-based participatory research and includes national community pioneers and citizen scientists.
Maximizing real-world impact. The community-partnered department is seeking exceptional mid‐to‐advanced career investigators with research focused on addressing the needs of underserved communities.
Public health issues emphasizing health equity and social determinants of health identified by the community for social and structural change include:
- chronic disease
- maternal-child health
- healthy behaviors
- mental health
- environmental justice
- violence and safety
- the built environment
- substance misuse
“Working in public health and medicine is about holding the lines against sickness and disease and also holding the lines against injustice,” Dr. Mona Hanna.
“One of the main problems in suicide prevention is finding people at risk for suicide who are not well-connected to health care,” Dr. Jennifer Johnson.
“I believe lay providers can help improve mental health outcomes for pregnant women and justice-involved individuals in communities like Flint,” Dr. Maji Hailemariam Debena.
“A community partnered approach to advancing health equity and addressing health disparities is critical to co-developing solutions that are culturally appropriate and effective,” Dr. Kent Key.
“Most people with diabetes have multiple chronic conditions. We need an equitable public health response to improve access to care,” Dr. John M. Clements.
