University of Michigan - Health Management Research Center

UM-Health Management
Research Center (UM-HMRC)
is a world-wide leader in studying how health choices influence total health and productivity, quality of life, vitality and health care economics throughout a lifetime.

We are engaged in: Moving the standard
From… Cost of Healthcare — treating disease
To… Total Value of Health — managing health status
To… Health is Free — healthcare costs are less than total benefits.

Knowledge created at HMRC

The Health Management Research Center passed the historic milestone of processing its 10 millionth HRA on February 16, 2013.

The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology and the Health Management Research Center (HMRC) are pleased to welcome renowned health promotion leader Dr. Michael O’Donnell as the new Director of the HMRC, effective October 15, 2012.

Dr. Michael O' Donnell

Dr. O’Donnell has a distinguished record in the field of health promotion, and is a widely respected champion for the integration of health promotion into every aspect of society.

Dr. O’Donnell’s first passion is workplace health promotion. He has helped more than 100 employers, health plans, governments, and foundations develop and enhance their health promotion programs, and has a decade of experience as the internal leader of employee health promotion programs in three large organizations.