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Budros wins Winston Health Policy Fellowship for post-grad experience in DC

Feb 1, 2017

Michael Budros (MPH/MPP ’17) has been selected as one of two David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship recipients for the 2017-2018 year.Budros will head to Washington, DC for the twelve-month post-graduate experience, which includes three months of...

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This year’s Charity Auction to benefit Foundation for Flint's 'Flint Kids Fund'

Jan 26, 2017

For more than two decades, the Ford School has hosted an annual student-led fundraising effort that spans both semesters and raises money for a nonprofit nominated and selected by students. The initiative is headed by members of the Charity Auction...

Paula Lantz publishes article on early results of Pay for Success on population health

Jan 16, 2017

An article co-authored by Paula Lantz titled, "Pay for Success and population health: Early results from eleven projects reveal challenges and promise," was published in November 2016 in Health Affairs. Abstract: Pay for Success (PFS) is a...

McCall and Starr: “Effects of autism spectrum disorder on parental employment in the US”

Jan 16, 2017

An article by Brian McCall and Elizabeth M. Starr (University of Windsor) titled the "Effects of autism spectrum disorder on parental employment in the United States: evidence from the National Health Interview Survey" was published on October 9,...

Axinn examines ethnic differences in psychiatric disorders of South Asian populations

Jan 16, 2017

An article co-authored by Armani Hawes, William Axinn, and Dirgha Ghimire, "Ethnicity and Psychiatric Disorders," was published in the Annals of Psychiatry and Mental Health on June 16, 2016. Abstract: Psychiatric disorders are one of the...

Ayanian and Levy publish article on the economic effects of Medicaid expansion in Michigan

Jan 16, 2017

An article by John Z. Ayanian, Gabriel M. Ehrlich, Donald R. Grimes and Helen Levy titled, "Economic Effects of Medicaid Expansion in Michigan" was published in The New England Journal of Medicine on January 4, 2017. Introduction: Under the...

Axinn studies how level of “husband-wife emotional bond” influences use of contraception

Jan 16, 2017

An article by William Axinn, Dirgha Ghimire, and Smily Smith-Greenaway, "Emotional Variation and Fertility Behavior," is forthcoming in Demography. Abstract: Emotional influences on fertility behaviors are an understudied topic that may offer...

Axinn researches “Mental disorders among college students” for Population Studies Center

Jan 16, 2017

William Axinn co-authored a study, "Mental disorders among college students in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys," published in Psychological Medicine on August 3, 2016. Abstract: Although mental disorders are...

Axinn study seeks to develop "culturally appropriate" and "clinically validated" questionnaire

Jan 16, 2017

William Axinn, Dirgha Ghimire, Heather Gatney, and Stephanie Chardoul are co-authors of a forthcoming article, "Preparing a Culturally Appropriate Translation of a Survey Questionnaire," for SAGE Research Methods Case Health. Abstract: In 1996...

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Crain's Detroit reports on new study of the economic impact of Healthy Michigan Plan

Jan 9, 2017

A new study by John Ayanian, MD and U-M coauthors explores the economic impact of the 2013 Healthy Michigan Plan, which expanded Medicaid coverage in the state under the Affordable Care Act. The study results, which are featured now in the New...

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Entrepreneurial alumni: Ford School alums share winning strategies in social innovation

Dec 18, 2016

Erin Zaikis "Make sure that you're curating people in your life that will have your back and want you to succeed. Being an entrepreneur is the loneliest task, but also the most rewarding." Erin Zaikis (BA...

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Hacking for global health: Tackling wicked problems, like avian influenza, with creativity

Dec 17, 2016

Chiang Mai wasn't Annie Maxwell's (MPP '02) first introduction to the EpiHack. As president of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, which pioneered the "epidemiology hackathon" in 2013, Maxwell had heard a good deal about them. They were multi-day events...

Dean Yang discusses new Mozambique intervention for orphans and vulnerable children

Dec 2, 2016

Dean Yang is the feature of a November 30 interview with Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Assets and Market Access (AMA) at the University of California, Davis. The “Q&A with Professor Dean Yang” centers on an evaluation Yang is conducting of a...

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Michigan local leaders assess drinking water issues in latest Michigan Public Policy Survey

Nov 29, 2016

Over a quarter of local officials from Michigan jurisdictions that provide shared water infrastructure believe funding levels are not sufficient to maintain those systems, according to the latest Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), "Local...

Pay-for-success: Paula Lantz on an innovative model for population health

Nov 11, 2016

A new study led by Paula Lantz is mentioned in Elizabeth Whitman’s Novemer 9 article for Modern Healthcare: “Initiatives to improve population health are disparate and face numerous hurdles.”Lantz’s study examines a new public-private funding model...

Place patients at the center of the acute health care system, says Ayanian

Nov 4, 2016

The acute health care system – what patients seek when they encounter an unexpected health problem – is currently plagued by "inefficiency, fragmentation, redudancy, and often long waits," write Keith E. Kocher and John Z. Ayanian in their October...

Ford School, Survey Research Center faculty launch Youth Policy Lab to improve young lives

Oct 13, 2016

Researchers at the University of Michigan have launched a new lab designed to help state and local agencies, social service providers, nonprofits and educators improve life outcomes for Michigan youth, from birth through age 25.The Youth Policy Lab...

Science, Technology, and Public Policy program announces new director, welcomes applications

Sep 20, 2016

We are pleased to announce a new director of the University of Michigan's Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) graduate certificate program and to welcome applications from interested students. Associate Professor Shobita Parthasarathy,...

Ayanian's "Out-of-pocket spending for hospitalizations among nonelderly adults"

Sep 1, 2016

A research study by Emily R. Adrion, Andrew M. Ryan, Amanda C. Seltzer, Lena M. Chen, John Z. Ayanian and Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, "Out-of-pocket spending for hospitalizations among nonelderly adults," was published in the September 2016 edition of...

Ruth Browne (MPP/MPH '83) to serve as CEO of Ronald McDonald House New York

Aug 18, 2016

The Ford School congratulates alum and 2015 Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Dr. Ruth C. Browne (MPP/MPH '83) on her new job.In an August 16, 2016 press release, Browne was announced as president and chief executive officer of the Ronald...

“Could Clinton’s health care proposals work?” asks Ayanian in The Conversation U.S.

Jul 28, 2016

John Z. Ayanian, director of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, explores whether Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton’s health care proposals might work in a July 27 contribution to The...

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Detroit 2017, welcome our next David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows

Jul 22, 2016

The David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship, launched in 2010 with a gift from the foundation of U-M alumnus David Bohnett (MBA ’80), is a competitive award that enables Ford School students to apply their policy training...

Internship field report, Molly Welch-Marahar @ Breast Cancer Action, San Francisco

Jul 21, 2016

Maureen (Molly) Welch-Marahar (MPP '17) submits this internship field report from her summer 2016 service with Breast Cancer Action in San Francisco, California. I’m one month into my 10 weeks here at Breast Cancer Action and I already feel at home....

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Student podcasts with Michigan policy leaders on health disparities, immigration, and more

Jun 29, 2016

Students in Gretchen Whitmer’s winter 2016 seminar on “Running, Serving, and Leading” interviewed a number of thought leaders about policy issues important to...

Changes in insurance coverage among hospitalized nonelderly adults after Michigan Medicaid expansion

Jun 21, 2016

A research letter on "Changes in insurance coverage among hospitalized nonelderly adults after Medicaid expansion in Michigan," by Matthew Davis, Achamyeleh Gebremariam, and John Ayanian, was published in the June 21 edition of the Journal of the...

Labor supply effects of occupational regulation: Evidence from the Nurse Licensure Compact

Jun 1, 2016

A journal article by Christina DePasquale and Kevin Stange, "Labor supply effects of occupational regulation: Evidence from the Nurse Licensure Compact," was distributed as a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper this...

Internship field report, Tarlie Townsend @ United Nations Population Fund in Hanoi

May 23, 2016

I left my house in the dark this morning. The electricity went out at 7:30, which I later learned was because I made the very American mistake of having the air conditioner and hot water heater on at the same time. My host family, a Vietnamese...

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Paula Lantz on testing ‘an ounce of prevention’ with private-sector funds

Apr 24, 2016

A workaround for cash-strapped governments and underserved populations Professor Paula Lantz has spent her career focused on how to improve population health and reduce health disparities. “I think it’s shameful that we live in a very wealthy...

Davis and independent Flint panel cite environmental injustice, EMF system, and other key factors

Apr 11, 2016

An independent panel convened by Gov. Rick Snyder in the wake of the Flint water crisis concluded that government disregard for low-income residents and people of color contributed to the delay in action, according to a recent New York Times...

Ford students organize panel on health issues within the U.S. transgender community

Apr 6, 2016

On Thursday, March 31, the U-M student group, OUTbreak, and the Ford School student org, Out in Public, organized a panel discussing health care access issues within the transgender community.According to The Michigan Daily article, "Panel discusses...