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The University of Michigan School of Public Health is pursuing a healthier, more equitable world through education, research and action. #GoBlue @UMich
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
    @umichsph
    Oct 5, 2018
    What is Public Health? 🤔 Though sometimes misunderstood, the field plays a critical role in the promotion of health, prevention of disease, and empowerment of people. In this new series, discover how different facets of #publichealth work together to drive lasting change.
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Oct 3, 2022
    Congratulations to @DrTedros, @WHO director general, who has been a leader in global health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. He will be awarded the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health from @UMich—one of the university’s highest honors. myumi.ch/y9RNe
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    Oct 3, 2022
    Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, @WHO director general and the first African and first non-physician to lead the global public health organization, will be awarded the Thomas Francis, Jr. Medal in Global Public Health — one of the university’s highest honors. myumi.ch/M9dEg
    Headshot of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Text: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus awarded the Thomas Francis, Jr. Medal in Global Public Health.
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Dec 11, 2017
    'Tis the Season ❄️. #GoBlue
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Mar 13, 2023
    “Health is not made in hospitals and clinics, it’s made in our homes, our schools, our super markets,” says @DrTedros, Director General of the @WHO, at the @UMichSPH Pressing Issues in Global Public Health panel. Watch here: video.ibm.com/channel/aPyAX5…
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Aug 24, 2021
    Congratulations to Bhramar Mukherjee (@BhramarBioStat), professor and chair of Biostatistics, who is the recipient of the 20th annual Janet L. Norwood Award! The @uabsoph award recognizes outstanding achievement by a woman in statistical sciences. Read: myumi.ch/1prB9
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Dec 6, 2018
    What are Social Determinants of Health? In part two of our 'What is Public Health?' series, learn how the conditions in which you live, work, grow, play, and learn impact your health and the health of your friends, family, colleagues and neighbors.
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Aug 19, 2021
    New research evaluated more than 5,800 foods and their impact on human health & the environment. An astonishing finding? Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, & eating a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes. READ: myumi.ch/E3MgX
    A display of different types of foods including M&Ms, cheese, bread, hotdogs, bacon, salmon, among others.
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Jul 19, 2018
    The next dean of @umichsph will be Dr. F. DuBois Bowman, a distinguished researcher whose scholarship focuses on improving mental health and neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and depression. MORE: myumi.ch/aKplA 📝
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Feb 15, 2019
    Today we're excited to announce that @AbdulElSayed will speak at the 2019 @umichsph Graduation, May 3rd! 🎓🎉 Dr. El-Sayed is a @UMich alumnus, physician, epidemiologist, public health expert, and progressive activist. Learn more about Dr. El-Sayed: myumi.ch/LB5n1 📑
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Apr 12, 2020
    “Safe, effective and potent.” #OnThisDay in 1955, @umichsph’s Dr. Thomas Francis Jr. and Jonas Salk took the stage at @UMich’s Rackham Auditorium to announce that the Salk polio #vaccine was effective in preventing polio. MORE: sph.umich.edu/polio/ 〽️
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Apr 29, 2015
    #LGRW! Tonight we'll be cheering on our @DetroitRedWings, and @umich/@umichhockey alum Luke Glendening, in Game 7!
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Jan 19, 2018
    Smitten with the Mitten. 💙💛 #GoBlue #Michigan
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Mar 13, 2023
    It was an honor to welcome @DrTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (@WHO), to the University of Michigan School of Public Health today, where he met with our students and talked about their global public health work.
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    University of Michigan School of Public Health
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    Jun 1, 2020
    Over the weekend, thousands of people in cities across the country protested against law enforcement over the death of George Floyd. @umichsph's @rianaelyse explains #publichealth's role in addressing #PoliceViolence and supporting the health and well-being of Black Americans.