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ROSE Program Cuts Rates of Postpartum Depression in Half While Saving Money
Imagine you’re a new mom, sleep-deprived and home alone with your baby. It’s been over a month since you gave birth and you thought you would start to...
American Cancer Society Grants Fuel MSU Research in Colorectal, Breast and Cervical Cancer
Four dedicated researchers from Michigan State University have received grants totaling more than $3 million from the American Cancer Society, or ACS,...
MSU Researchers Develop App to Improve Postpartum Health for Rural and At-Risk Mothers
A new mom in Flint experiences excessive postpartum bleeding, but is told over the phone that she’s probably fine. Later, she is rushed to the emergen...
Rx Kids Celebrates Program's First Birthday
More than 1,300 babies and families in the city of Flint have received nearly $6 million in cash prescriptions since Rx Kids launched in January 2024....
What are the Impacts of Structural Racism on Housing, Aging, and Health?
Researchers from Michigan State University and Rutgers University will lead the first nationally funded study to explore how neighborhood change creat...
New MSU Research Sheds Light on Impact and Bias of Voter Purging in Michigan
In recent years, some states have prioritized purging their voter rolls of those who have passed away or moved out of state. During election season, t...
Gayle Shipp Awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Equity Scholars for Action Grant
Gayle Shipp, PhD, RD, assistant professor in the Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Rober...
If Food is Medicine, Data Helps Determine the Dosage
If researchers from Michigan State University have their way, the old adage, “You are what you eat” will become, “You are what you know.”
“Knowledge ...
New research: 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Lost to Suicide Had Recent Jail Experience
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A newly published stud...
Improving Michigan Child and Family Outcomes
The Michigan State University Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Initiative and the Flint Odyssey House have been awarded a total of $100,000...
MSU Researchers Create a New Health Equity Evaluation Tool for Genesee County and the City of Flint
Community-based organizations, nonprofits, policymakers and local residents will benefit from the first Health Equity Report Card, or HERC, for Genese...
Key Mental Health Services Could Reduce Jail Time
Counties could save money and keep more people out of jail by improving access to community-based mental health and substance use disorder services, a...
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