Public Health Action Support Team (PHAST) students, staff, and faculty while they are out in the field, practicing public health on the frontlines.

Michigan Public Health: Frontlines

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).

A picture of a group of high school students participating in the New Pathways to Health Opportunity initiative offered at the University of Mississippi, Summer 2019.

Growth for New Generations: Reflecting on Coahoma County's Resources as a Rural Community

Jasmin Valdez, Epidemiology Student

What are your initial thoughts when you think about the word ‘rural’?

Left - Sugar Ditch Alley 1976; Right - Casino Strip in Tunica Resorts, 2010

PHAST in the Time of COVID: Reflections on the Mississippi Project

Elena Shuvaeva, Epidemiology Student

While working on the PHAST Mississippi project, Elena considers the impacts of COVID-19 on population health outcomes.

Dania, her mother, and grandmother at Dania's preschool graduation, 2002

This is Home

Danie Harris, Undergraduate Public Health Student

Dania works on a project analyzing conditions affecting older adults in Coahoma County, Mississippi.

Students

Back with Spices, Chocolate and.. Lessons!

Muriel Bassil, Nutritional Sciences Student

Read about why this trip to Grenada was one of Muriel’s most valuable learning experiences from her MPH program.

Student group

The Moments In Between

Austin Whitted, Genetic Counseling and HBHE Student

Austin shares moments in between field work in Grenada that strengthened community partnership.

Group photo inside Detroit Metro airport

We Are Back and We Are Liming!

Marlene Zahran, HBHE Student

Marlene shares her takeaways, cultural insights and travel tips from the PHAST Grenada Trip!