de Beaumont Data Consultations Project

January 17, 2020

Data are essential for public health surveillance, epidemiological investigation, research, program development, implementation and evaluation. A complex legal landscape, and lack of knowledge and training in law, result in actual or perceived barriers to data collection, use and sharing. As a result, opportunities are missed to use and share electronic data to improve the health of communities, promote wellness, address social determinants of health and increase health equity.

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Flint Water Crisis Project

January 17, 2020

When financially stressed Flint, Michigan, switched the source of its water from Lake Huron to the Flint River as a cost-cutting measure, the river water corroded the city's aging service lines. As a result, thousands of children and adults were poisoned after lead leached into the city's drinking water. To ensure that future decisions made in other communities incorporate the lessons learned from this preventable disaster, the Network partnered with the University of Michigan School of Public Health to examine the legal and governmental failures at the heart of the crisis and create resources that inform government officials, policymakers and community advocates.

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Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Project

January 17, 2020

Across the U.S., both public and private entities are working to address the impacts of climate change on the health of our communities. The Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program works to integrate information from a wide array of scientific fields, develops collaborations between entities with similar goals, and helps inform decision makers throughout the Great Lakes region with sound science on climate change and variability.

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