Tag Archives: public health
UM-Flint's Master of Public Health receives national ranking
Recent years have emphasized the important role that public health professionals play in our society. However, public health leaders were solving societal well-being challenges locally and globally long before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the field into the spotlight. Those specialists improve population health in many ways, such as through educating communities, helping government leaders create[…]
UM-Flint student studying trauma-informed programming on campus
A University of Michigan-Flint student is conducting research that could have an impact on how students receive support services on campus. Maeko McGovern, a senior public health major and political science minor from Flint, has been working on a study titled "Trauma-Informed Programming to Support and Retain Academically and Economically Disadvantaged Students" along with John Girdwood,[…]
UM-Flint professor, students working with 'Beyond Rhetoric' project to fight racism in Genesee County
After Genesee County became one the first communities in the country to adopt a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis in June 2020, public health researchers, including University of Michigan-Flint associate professor Lisa Lapeyrouse and several UM-Flint students, set out to ensure that the resolution was viewed through a public health lens and translated[…]
Hands-on health care: K-12 students explore careers with UM-Flint
The University of Michigan-Flint's College of Health Sciences welcomed 30 high school students from nearly two dozen schools throughout the state for its first-ever Exploring Health Care Careers summer camp, June 29-30. Students got a first-hand look at multiple health care fields through hands-on activities with faculty and UM-Flint students from undergraduate and graduate programs[…]
The Mamaphotovoice Project: Pictures Tell The Story
A collaborative faculty research project tells a vivid story of pregnancy and parenthood in the aftermath of the Flint Water crisis. Pregnancy and Parenting After the Flint Water Contamination Event is a pictorial documentation of the experiences of expectant mothers and parents who lived with the impact of the water issues city residents faced. The[…]
Seeing eye to eye: UM-Flint professor researches how optometrists communicate lifestyle advice with their patients
Dr. Michelle Sahli, an assistant professor within the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences, is surveying optometrists statewide about whether they communicate lifestyle advice with their patients, and when they do not, what prevents them from doing so.
UM-Flint program responds to opioid crisis
The epidemic spurred the development of a bachelor's degree level program in Substance Use Treatment and Intervention.
UM-Flint Helps City Earn Bicycle Friendly Designation
The Crim Fitness Foundation, who partnered with the City of Flint in completing the Bicycle Friendly application, gathered much of the information from the UM-Flint Walk and Bike Work Group.
With Funding Ending, UM-Flint to Join with Partners to Keep Needed Health Programs
The Prevention Center (PRC) of Michigan will celebrate more than 20 years of partnership that has focused on reducing health disparities and promoting health equity through multiple projects which have benefited Flint community residents. Funding for the programs officially ended in late September.
Feral Swine Study Pairs MSU and UM-Flint Researchers on Statewide Impact Assessment
A new study will pair Michigan State University (MSU) researchers with researchers from the University of Michigan-Flint to learn more about one of the state's most potentially destructive invasive species: feral swine.