The Nation’s Health Features Wayne County Department of Health, Veterans and Community Wellness
By Ashley Edwards Recently, The Nations’ Health, a publication of the American Public Health Association, featured Dr. Mouhanad Hammami in an article written by Kim Krisberg titled “Shift toward... continue reading.
Looking to what happens after birth to understand infant mortality rates
By Esperanza Cantu In the New York Times article “The U.S. Is Failing in Infant Mortality, Starting at One Month Old,” written by Aaron E. Carroll, the author breaks... continue reading.
Republican leaders release poverty platform; housing coalition responds
By Dennis Archambault The lack of low income housing — and funding to create new housing — has been well-documented and remains a critical determinant of health for vulnerable... continue reading.
Authority Health residents celebrate the future of medical training: Population Health
By Dennis Archambault The future of medical training took a step forward in Detroit last night as Authority Health teaching health center residents received certificates of completion for the... continue reading.
Why wait for a crisis? Public health funding needs attention
By Dennis Archambault In his 2016 National Public Health Week proclamation, Gov. Rick Snyder said the observance “allows Michigan to celebrate public health accomplishments made over the past two... continue reading.
The rural implications of urban vacant space
By Dennis Archambault Detroit Free Press Editor Stephen Henderson’s recent commentary, “Sprawl, isolation, and the poverty they leave behind,” warns of Detroit becoming “an economic chasm that’s largely cut... continue reading.
Unequal Rates of Poverty and Access to Care Play a Role in Widening Health Disparities
By Sara Grossman America’s alarming racial disparities have come to the forefront of our national consciousness in recent years, at least partly thanks to the activism of the Black... continue reading.
Health is a critical component of prosperity
By Chris Allen The following comments were offered to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments during a public comment period earlier this year.The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments’ “Partnering... continue reading.
Structural Racism & Public Health: Forging the Collaborative Foundation of the Next Civil Rights Movement
By Peter J. Hammer The United States is facing two great crises; one of race and the other of health. Beneath recent protests of Black Lives Matter against police... continue reading.
Reflecting on the value of comprehensive testing for assuring public health
By Dennis L. Green I’ve heard Gov. Rick Snyder’s complaints about the complex and confusing EPA regulations, but I find them specious. Codes and regulations are minimum standards for... continue reading.
Building an Ethic of Shared Ownership for Health
By Kevin Barnett, DrPH As the wealthiest nation on the planet, one committed to the idea of minimally regulated capitalism, we are engaged in a perpetual struggle between two... continue reading.