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).
Kyra Powers, a 2nd Year MPH candidate, explains how the Grenada experience taught her that in the world of Public Health, perfection does not exist, but in doing the work, you are still making a change.
Alexandra Tretyakova, 2nd Year, MPH Student shares a different perspective of Grenada as she had to be adaptable, resilient, and vulnerable to see the bigger picture within Global Health.
Maite Zapata, 2nd Year MPH Candidate, shares how she got through her preconceptions about what interviews in Grenada would be like and over her fears to do the work!
Ian Pshea-Smith, 2nd Year, MPH Global Health Epidemiology Student shares how important it was for him to not only do the work but to also stop and embrace the experience of being in Grenada.
Jadrienne Horton, 3rd year, MPH/MSW, Health and Behavior, Student shares her time in Grenada exploring the land and learning about the importance of farming.
Araba Gyan, 2nd Year, MPH, Candidate, shares her experience about conducting a needs assessment in Grenada while being excited to be away from the snow for a while.