Grandparents help grandkids in many ways -- but the reverse may be true too, poll suggests
New data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging shows grandparents who see their grandchildren regularly are less likely to feel isolated.
Kate Bauer Results
Report examines Michigan families' experience with food access and assistance
Drawing on experiences from nearly 1,300 parents across the state of Michigan, a new report led by the University of Michigan School of Public Health details how changes to food assistance programs can better support families and program users.
Family's Holocaust mystery brings two public health professors together
Uncovering a surprising connection between the families of Michigan Public Health faculty members Kate Bauer and Irene Butter
Michigan Public Health professor Kate Bauer and her family had long wondered about the family that had taken in their ancestor during the Holocaust. A guest speaker at Bauer’s children’s school led to a surprising discovery, linking the families of two School of Public Health faculty members.
The problem with using BMI alone as a health measure
Kate Bauer quoted in The Atlantic
The outdated, much-maligned health measure now determines who gets obesity drugs—and who doesn’t.
Michigan Public Health discusses American Medical Association's new policy on BMI
Q&A with Kate Bauer
In this Q&A, Kate Bauer, associate professor of Nutritional Sciences, discusses the American Medical Association's recent change that recommends physicians deemphasize BMI in patient care and employ other ways to address weight.
New guidelines on child obesity advise less watch and wait, more urgent and early intervention
Q&A with Kate Bauer
Kate Bauer, associate professor of Nutritional Sciences, discusses the newly released guidelines on childhood obesity from the American Academy of Pediatrics.