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Melody Marzjarani on Being Spartan
Meet Master of Public Health Student Melody Marzjarani. She is a triple threat, serving on the Student Advisory Board, working as a Graduate Teaching ...
COVID-19 Response: Alumni and Students
Like the far-reaching impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Spartans in Public Health have addressed the pandemic in unprecedented ways. Alumni an...
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...
Congrats Spartan in Public Health Grads
As the world evolves around us, so does the need for public health professionals aiming to mobilize change. Our 2020 graduates are joining the ranks o...
Promoting Exposure to Global Public Health Practices
Be in touch with at least one student every day. That’s the last sentence in Mieka Smart’s professional mission statement. As an assistant professor a...
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...
MPH Student Q&A: Moving from Conflict to Action
As an undergrad, Alison Johnson learned about the social determinants of health during an internship in New Orleans. Not having solutions to address t...
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