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Special Edition: Coronavirus: How We Got Here 3.20.2020 Mar 20, 2020

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One month ago, Americans were just learning the term "coronavirus", and now coronavirus seems to be affecting every aspect of our lives. The incredibly rapid rise of the disease has at times created confusion and seemingly conflicting reports. On this special edition of Population Healthy, infectious disease expert and professor of Epidemiology Joseph Eisenberg traces the origins of coronavirus, adds historical context, and explores comparisons to the flu.
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Sustaining Food: Cutting the Footprint of Food Production, Transportation, and Disposal Mar 10, 2020

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University of Michigan School of Public Health and School for Environment and Sustainability experts explain how food production, transportation, and waste contribute to climate change and describe some of the changes we can make to reduce the impact.
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Mental Health on Campus: Reshaping Higher Ed to Help Students Thrive Mar 03, 2020

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As mental health issues become more prevalent on college campuses, universities are looking for new ways to keep up with student need for care and support. Experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health come together to assess the state of mental health on campuses nationwide and the ways higher education can reshape learning environments to nurture and empower diverse student populations, and in turn, set them up for healthy lives.
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Maternal Health: Improving Well-Being for Moms and Babies Feb 25, 2020

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Experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health discuss how social factors, environmental exposures and maternal support contribute to health outcomes for a mother and her baby before, during, and after pregnancy.
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Adolescent Health in America: Transforming Care to Better Serve Young People Feb 18, 2020

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Michigan teens and experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health take an honest look at the realities of managing health as an adolescent in America, and explore ways health systems, providers, peers and parents can better care for and empower youth.
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Instructions for Life: How Food, Stress, and Our Genes Shape Our Health Feb 11, 2020

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Experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health unpack how our genes respond to changes in our diets, stress levels, and exposure to toxins—and what these interactions mean for human health.
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Pollution: The Harmful Agents Impacting Your Health Feb 04, 2020

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Pollution has an effect on more than just the environment and the impact on our health may be surprising. Experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health discuss the particular effects that noise, air, and plastic pollution can have on our health.
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Disease Detectives: How to Track an Epidemic Jan 28, 2020

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Tracking epidemics—is it really like the movies portray? From legionella outbreaks and coronavirus, to predicting this year's flu spread, hear from the real-life disease detectives who track down, predict, and help prevent the spread of disease. Listen as they tell the story of one of the first known disease detectives and guide us through ways in which human expansion and technology have impacted the spread of diseases and disease tracking efforts.
Special thanks to Kristen Nordlund and Thomas Young from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Mobile Health: Supporting Your Health Beyond the Clinic Jan 21, 2020

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How are public health professionals implementing mobile devices, smartphone apps, and texting to create health management plans? Experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health discuss the latest research on mobile health and how smartphones apps and texting programs can help improve the health of individuals and populations around the globe—from supporting smoking cessation programs to helping people manage their diabetes.
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A City of Resilience: Public Health in Detroit Aug 27, 2019

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Detroit is more than a single city — it’s hundreds of neighborhoods and hundreds of thousands of people living, working and growing together. In Population Healthy’s Season One finale, University of Michigan researchers and alumni explore the unique public health challenges facing the Motor City, and how they’re working directly with Detroiters to help make the city a healthier place.
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