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Q & A with Debra Furr-Holden on COVID-19 Testing
Debra Furr-Holden, associate dean for public health integration and C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health in the College of Human Medicine, ans...
Voices: Stand With Us
To prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, Debra Furr-Holden has been working alongside a global network of public health and medical professionals, ci...
Q & A with Mieka Smart: What is Contact Tracing?
Due to COVID-19, “contact tracing” has been added to our vocabulary. Not everyone understands it is essential to stopping the spread of the novel coro...
Stepping Up to Reduce Mental Illness in Jails
The National Institute of Mental Health awarded Jennifer Johnson and her colleague a $3.2 million, five-year grant to study the national Stepping Up I...
Advancing Health Equity for Older Americans Receiving Medicaid
Rodlescia Sneed is one of five researchers funded with a $250,000 grant through Policies for Action, a signature research program of the Robert Wood J...
Are Clinicians Contributing to African American COVID-19 Deaths?
African Americans are overrepresented among reported coronavirus cases and deaths. A multitude of factors may explain the disparity in COVID-19 outcom...
Colorectal Cancer: Free Screening Kits in Flint
March is Colorectal Cancer Screening Awareness Month. Colorectal Cancer is often preventable and treatable, and screening can save lives. Yet, screeni...
Inaugural State of Flint Kids Event
To share data around the well being of Flint Kids, the MSU-Hurley Pediatric Public Health Initiative and the Greater Flint Health Coalition will be ho...
Connection Between Alcohol and Depression could Aid Treatment
For people with psychiatric disorders, alcohol use and major depression are quite common. A new study may have uncovered key predictors for the combin...
Is Opioid Treatment Available to those in Need?
The U.S. opioid epidemic is pronounced in low-income areas and where people lack health care services, which includes cities in Michigan and across th...
Study Helping Mentally Ill Inmates Cope After Release
Most seriously mentally ill inmates face daunting barriers to getting the medical and mental health care they need after they are released, which can ...
Fighting Lead Poisoning with Cooking Classes
PBS News Hour reports on a number of programs that are working to encourage good nutrition for the children of Flint, Michigan. Triggered by high leve...
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