Design + Health + Sustainability = Place making
By Sarah Lewis In September, the American Institute of Architects Michigan Chapter sponsored the Green Health Summit http://www.aiami.com/GreenHealthSummit, a multi-sectoral conference, including architecture, ergonomics, urban design, city planning, healthy... continue reading.
Training a new generation of physicians in population health
By Dennis Archambault It’s hard for a medical resident to have a sense of history after a long day of clinical training. But most of the primary care residents... continue reading.
Ebola Death in Dallas Suggests Need For Closer Connection Between Hospitals and Public Health
By Dennis Archambault Recent questions about the appropriate emergency treatment of an ebola patient in Dallas raised broader concerns about the relationship between public health and the private hospital... continue reading.
Senior housing advocates consider ‘preservation’ of existing residences in urban core
Federally subsidized housing programs specifically designed for seniors with low incomes began in 1959 with the Section 202 program. The Section 8 rental assistance program, with 15 to 40... continue reading.
California offers a glimpse of life without water
While the new Regional Water Authority promises to arrange financial support for customers with low incomes, the prospect of households being without clean water — however unintended by the... continue reading.
‘Microbirth’ film examines the future of humanity through a population health lens
By Katie Moriarty, PhD, CNM, CAFCI, RN Detroit is under the microscope for many reasons, one of which is its extremely, and persistently high infant mortality rate. Especially for... continue reading.
Water service for poor needs a sustainable solution, not just charitable funding
Note: The following letter was adopted by the Population Health Council in response to the debate over how water service should be charged to low income customers of the... continue reading.
Chronic Stress is Deadly
Cumulative stress, as in cumulative trauma, can be deadly. It turns out that stress of all kinds, particularly the life stress that comes from the pressures of poverty, eventually... continue reading.
Water Cut-Offs: A Public Health Issue
By Mary Ellen Howard, RSM Water is essential to humans for drinking and sanitation. Research by the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and National Institute... continue reading.
Graduate student’s cookbook for SNAP recipients shows how to stretch the dollars allotted to low income families in an nutritious way
Last year, Michigan Rep. Sander Levin was among 30 Democratic Congress members to take the “Food Stamp Challenge” in debating SNAP Program cuts in the Farm Bill. He made... continue reading.
Happiness: A New Health Indicator?
By Dennis Archambault Few would argue that happiness factors into well-being. It may be spiritual or strictly secular, but the degree to which one feels good about themselves and... continue reading.