Disaster Relief

Areli at SPH

Becoming Oriented

Areli Balderrama, HBHE Student

Areli hopes to apply their experience working in the U.S. Virgin Islands to a future career in emergency preparedness.

Detroit Metro Airport

Pushing Outward

Christina Negrete, Nutritional Sciences Student

Christina inspires us to broaden our horizons as she embarks on the PHAST Trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Boarding the seaplane

USVI Part 2: The Reckoning

Emily Dejka, Epidemiology Student

Emily will be returning to the U.S. Virgin Islands for the PHAST deployment this March to conduct a follow-up Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) in the communities affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

Christiansted National Historic Site, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

Reflections on Experience on St. Croix and St. Thomas

Cindra James, MPA, Emergency Preparedness Administrator at Washtenaw County Health Department

Cindra, a long-time community partner from Washtenaw County Health Department, reflects on her experiences traveling to the U.S. Virgin Islands with PHAST to conduct a CASPER.

USVI - view from car

Looking Forward

Kayla Hunter, HBHE and Urban Planning Student

Kayla gives us a look into what "normal" means for community members living in St. Thomas and St. Croix, USVI moving forward in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria.