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).
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.
What are your initial thoughts when you think about the word ‘rural’?
While working on the PHAST Mississippi project, Elena considers the impacts of COVID-19 on population health outcomes.
Dania works on a project analyzing conditions affecting older adults in Coahoma County, Mississippi.
Read about why this trip to Grenada was one of Muriel’s most valuable learning experiences from her MPH program.