Research

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School’s Neighborhood Environment Affects Academic Outcomes

In a school neighborhood study, MSU researchers examined academic achievement and attendance for the 21 schools within the boundaries of Flint and fou...
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NIH Grant Studies Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Perinatal Depression

Jennifer E. Johnson has been awarded a five-year, $3,358,550 grant to study treatment for major depressive disorder among women who have recently expe...
Dr. Julia Felton

Improving Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Underserved Communities

Michigan State University and the University of Maryland College Park are working side-by-side to address health equity in opioid use disorder treatme...
Dr. Debra Furr-Holden

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...
Dr. Debra Furr-Holden

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...
Dr. Mieka Smart

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...
I.M. Stepping Up

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...
Dr. Rodlescia Sneed

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...
Covid-19

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...
Bishop Jones with colorectal cancer awareness ribbon

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...
State of Flint Kids

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...
Dr. Julia Felton

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...