The posts featured on this Michigan Public Health Frontlines blog are from students, staff, and faculty while they are out in the field, practicing public health on the frontlines. Read on for stories from global health field experiences and the Public Health Action Support Team (PHAST).
Supriya Gupta, 1st Year MPH Candidate, speaks about the importance of checking your biases prior to traveling to Mississippi, on the Public Health in Action trip.
Kamara Gardner, 1st Year MPH Candidate, speaks about her personal experiences, and how she is looking forward to the Public Health in Action trip.
Huda Bashir, a MPP/MPH candidate, talks about the role structural determinants of health play in Mississippi, and more about what she will be working on during the Public Health in Action trip.
Jadrienne Horton, a MPH/MSW Candidate, talks about her upbringing in Georgia and what she looks forward to during the Public Health in Action trip to Mississippi.
Kandyce Keller, 2nd Year MPH Candidate, reflects on the knowledge gained about Mississippi during her coursework. She's excited to collaborate with community partners and employ her new public health related skills during the Public Health in Action trip to Mississippi.
Dr. Francis Martin, acting Chief Medical Officer for the Grenada Ministry of Health and Dr. Rohan Jeremiah, Associate Professor for Community Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health talk about the Caribbean reopening from COVID-19. Dr. Jeremiah was part of the PHAST Grenada trip in March.