ANN ARBOR — A new website from Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan offers step-by-step guidance for parents to ensure they receive the expanded Child Tax Credit, which is worth up to $3,600 per child, per year. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 increased the Child Tax Credit to $3,600 per year for… Continue reading New website answers Michiganders’ questions about expanded Child Tax Credit
News Tag: Population Health
Michigan Minds: How Cultural and Structural Racism Relates to Health Inequalities
ANN ARBOR – In this episode of Michigan Minds, Maggie Hicken, research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research, discusses the RacismLab at U-M, which she directs, and the work they conduct. She also talks about her research to understand how cultural and structural racism relate to health inequities. Download the full episode Hicken… Continue reading Michigan Minds: How Cultural and Structural Racism Relates to Health Inequalities
Michigan Minds: Exploring How the Pandemic has Impacted Third Places
ANN ARBOR – In this episode of Michigan Minds, Jessica Finlay, postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Social Research, discusses the importance that third places have in society and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted establishments and communities. Finlay studies social environments and how where people live affects their health and wellbeing as they… Continue reading Michigan Minds: Exploring How the Pandemic has Impacted Third Places
ER visits for suicidal behavior declined during the first 8 months of pandemic, U-M study shows
ANN ARBOR—While people may expect suicide rates to rise during a worldwide crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a University of Michigan study suggests the onset of the pandemic and state of emergency executive orders likely did not increase suicide-related behavior in the early months of the outbreak. The report, led by U-M researchers Rachel… Continue reading ER visits for suicidal behavior declined during the first 8 months of pandemic, U-M study shows
Mask use low when people visit with friends
ANN ARBOR—While nearly all Americans use a mask at some point each week, very few consistently wear their mask during many common potentially risky activities. This is true even among adults whose older age or preexisting health conditions put them at higher risk for severe complications from COVID-19, according to a University of Michigan study.… Continue reading Mask use low when people visit with friends
Panel explores disproportionate impact of pandemic on women
ANN ARBOR – In recognition of Women’s History Month, and one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, University of Michigan faculty have shared diverse insights and expertise on how the pandemic has disproportionately impacted women. From mothers working remotely while attempting to serve as teachers to their children at home, to… Continue reading Panel explores disproportionate impact of pandemic on women
More Detroiters ‘very likely’ to get COVID-19 vaccine than 4 months ago, U-M survey finds
DETROIT—Thirty-eight percent of Detroiters now say they are “very likely” to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, up from 14% who gave that response in fall 2020, according to a new survey from the University of Michigan. At the same time, the proportion of those very unlikely to vaccinate fell from 38% to… Continue reading More Detroiters ‘very likely’ to get COVID-19 vaccine than 4 months ago, U-M survey finds
CDC blurs geography in reporting COVID-19 deaths, researchers say
When researcher Lauren Zalla was digging into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s reports about the racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths, she found something startling. She discovered that the CDC was using a statistical method that controls for geography when reporting deaths from COVID-19 by race and ethnicity. This distorts the rates… Continue reading CDC blurs geography in reporting COVID-19 deaths, researchers say
U-M’s partnerships, initiatives in Detroit on the rise during pandemic
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan ramped up its collaborations on a multitude of projects in the city of Detroit during the pandemic, including outreach to residents on issues ranging from unemployment to the COVID-19 vaccine. Initiatives such as Poverty Solutions, which created an Economic Mobility Partnership with the city of Detroit, and a partnership with… Continue reading U-M’s partnerships, initiatives in Detroit on the rise during pandemic
Vaping marijuana associated with more symptoms of lung damage than vaping or smoking nicotine
ANN ARBOR—Adolescents who vape cannabis are at greater risk for respiratory symptoms indicative of lung injury than teens who smoke cigarettes or marijuana, or vape nicotine, a new University of Michigan study suggests. Audio: Nursing prof Carol Boyd on Lung Damage from Vaping Marijuana The result challenges conventional wisdom about vaping nicotine, says the study’s… Continue reading Vaping marijuana associated with more symptoms of lung damage than vaping or smoking nicotine