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Coronavirus outbreak highlights inequities in health care, employment systems

ANN ARBOR – As the coronavirus continues to spread, University of Michigan poverty scholar H. Luke Shaefer discusses how the pandemic will impact hourly workers and families with low incomes. Shaefer, faculty director of Poverty Solutions U-M, is a professor of social work and public policy. What are the implications of the coronavirus pandemic for… Continue reading Coronavirus outbreak highlights inequities in health care, employment systems

New index ranks America’s 100 most disadvantaged communities

ANN ARBOR – A new Index of Deep Disadvantage seeks to unpack poverty beyond income-based measures to other dimensions of disadvantage, including health and social mobility. The index, developed by researchers at the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions initiative and Princeton University’s Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, reveals stark disparities across the U.S. that… Continue reading New index ranks America’s 100 most disadvantaged communities

Police: Sixth-leading cause of death for young black men

ANN ARBOR—For young men of color in the United States, police use-of-force is among the leading causes of death, according to a study from the University of Michigan, Rutgers University and Washington University. Police use-of-force—which includes asphyxiation, beating, a chemical agent, a medical emergency, a Taser, or a gunshot—trails accidental death, suicide, other homicides, heart… Continue reading Police: Sixth-leading cause of death for young black men

Research community extending impact of initiatives to manage backlogs of sexual assault kits

ANN ARBOR – A $38 million investment to help clear a multi-state backlog of sexual assault kits is still producing results. In a report released in March, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said the rape kit testing initiative it funded had been responsible for the testing of over 55,000 backlogged sexual assault kits across the… Continue reading Research community extending impact of initiatives to manage backlogs of sexual assault kits

MCCFAD Community Health Learning Event

ANN ARBOR— NIA grant will fund new Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD). The National Institute on Aging has awarded University of Michigan researchers $3,480,980 to fund a new center that will focus on the social and behavioral factors associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). The Michigan Center for Contextual… Continue reading MCCFAD Community Health Learning Event

$3.5 million grant renewal to University Research Corridor member universities marks 25 years of research and scholarship on minority aging and health

ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, has received a $3.5 million grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging to extend the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR). The Research Center for Group Dynamics at ISR will administer the grant, along with… Continue reading $3.5 million grant renewal to University Research Corridor member universities marks 25 years of research and scholarship on minority aging and health

NIA grant will fund new Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD)

ANN ARBOR— NIA grant will fund new Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD). The National Institute on Aging has awarded University of Michigan researchers $3,480,980 to fund a new center that will focus on how social and community contexts influence Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors… Continue reading NIA grant will fund new Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD)