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).

St. Georges

Spotlight

Taking Side Quests to Another Level

Nikita Rohila

Nikita Rohila, a first-year Master of Public Health student in the Health Management and Policy department, shares her thoughts on the upcoming trip to Grenada.

A sunset picture

Deploying to Grenada: Continuous Learning in a Limitless World

Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson, an MPH student at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, shares her thoughts on the upcoming trip to Grenada.

St. Georges

Grounded in Community: Reflections at the Start of a New Journey

Peace Odiase

Peace Odiase, a first year MPH Health Behavior and Health Equity, shares her thoughts on the upcoming trip to Grenada.

Nutmeg Factory in Gouyave Grenada

Stepping Into the Unknown: Preparing for My PH 616 Experience

Chetna Kumari

Chetna Kumari, a second year MPH student in Epidemiology, shares her thoughts on the upcoming trip to Grenada.

Payton Harvey at Cape Point, South Africa

Reframing Uncertainty as I Step Into My Second Global Health Experience

Payton Harvey

Payton Harvey, a First-Year Health Behavior Health Equity MPH Student , shares her thoughts on the upcoming trip to Grenada.

Grenada collage

Listening First: Stepping Into Disability Inclusion Work in Grenada

John Eric Hepinstall

Elinor Navon, an MPH student in Health Behavior and Health Equity, shares his thoughts on the upcoming trip to Grenada.

Vendor stall in Grenada

From Flights to Fieldwork (and Food!)

Zoe Gurney

Zoe Gurney, a 2nd Year MPH Global Health Epidemiology Candidate, shares her thoughts on the upcoming trip to Grenada.

Foods in Grenada

Preparations for Grenada

Apoorva Chalasani

Apoorva Chalasani, a second year MPH Epidemiology Student , shares her thoughts on the upcoming trip to Grenada.

Grenada

From Clinic to the Community: Reflections Before Grenada

Noah Carey

Noah Carey, a first year MPH General Epidemiology Student, shares his thoughts on the upcoming trip to Grenada.

A photo of the view from the last beach I visited, located in western Michigan, at the end of this past summer. I am looking forward to our view in a few months in Grenada!

Science, Service, and the Spice Isle: My Mission with the Grenada Red Cross Society

Elinor Artsy Navon

Elinor Navon, an MPH student in Environmental Health Sciences, shares her thoughts on the upcoming trip to Grenada.