To address the rural public health concerns and train the next generation of public health professionals on how to effectively use health data and imp...
Faculty Voice: The Importance of Early Detection of Zoonotic Diseases
The USDA’s order to test raw milk samples nationwide is a proactive measure that underscores the importance of public and zoonotic disease surveillanc...
Warning: This story talks about suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, please call, text or chat the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You ...
Can Nature-Based Interventions Positively Impact the Mental Health of Students of Color?
There’s widespread evidence that anxiety is growing and mental health is declining among people ages 18 to 24. We also know that the number of people ...
The Expansion of Lyme Disease in Michigan: Climate Change’s Hidden Toll on Public Health
As the realities of climate change become increasingly impossible to ignore, its effects are proving to be far more wide-reaching than previously imag...
Not all public health researchers are fortunate enough to help build an academic department from the ground up, let alone have the full backing and pa...
Global Insights, Local Impact: How Cultural Competence Shapes Public Health Strategies
Cultural competence is more than just a buzzword; it’s the essential skill of understanding, appreciating, and effectively interacting with people fro...
Department Announces Newly Appointed Associate Chairs
Flint is a national leader in community-based participatory research and has a long history of creating social justice change. In partnership with the...
Influenza A: Bird Flu (H5N1): What You Need to Know About the Virus that Causes the Bird Flu
The H5N1 strain of avian influenza - or bird flu - was recently discovered in herds of diary cows across the United States, leading to the infection o...
Warning: This story talks about suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, please call, text or chat the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You ...
Everybody is Somebody: Violence is a Public Health Issue
Violence extends beyond the inner circle of relationships and affects all persons inside and outside of the family system, mentally, physically, and e...
Faculty Voice: Cultivating a Supportive Breastfeeding Culture
Breastfeeding can be difficult. While women want to do the right thing (for themselves and their baby) and value the benefits received from breastfeed...