Public health in action: Five years after COVID-19

Public health in action: Five years after COVID-19

From Population Healthy by Michigan Public Health

March 11, 2025 · 16 min · Season 7 · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode reflects on the changes and lessons learned in public health five years after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Five years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Michigan School of Public Health looks back at how our world has changed and the lessons learned from this unprecedented global health crisis. On this episode of the Population Healthy podcast, we hear from Michigan Public Health faculty reflecting on their experiences and research during the pandemic, including Mary Janevic, who developed resilience programs for older adults, and Nancy Fleischer, who leads the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study. Their stories illustrate both the pandemic's long-lasting impacts and the innovative public health responses that continue to support communities today. ----- Learn more about the University of Michigan School of Public Health: publichealth.umich.edu Follow us on social media: Facebook | facebook.com/umichsph Instagram | instagram.com/umichsph LinkedIn | linkedin.com/school/university-of-michigan-school-of-public-health X | x.com/umichsph YouTube | youtube.com/sphweb Discover Michigan Public Health's degree programs, sign up for our interest list .

People in this episode

Guests: Mary Janevic, Nancy Fleischer

Topics covered

  • public health
  • COVID-19
  • resilience programs
  • community support

Keywords

  • pandemic
  • global health crisis
  • Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study

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