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In this Field Notes, Master of Public Health students Sandra Giramahoro Coyne and Jelena Verkler talk about interning last summer at different divisions of The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services in Lansing, where they put their epidemiology skills to good use.
Lukonde Mulenga’s journey to Ann Arbor started with her family in Zambia and led her to the pursuit of an MPH at Michigan Public Health. Along the way, she discovered a few interests and found a way to bring her education home for impactful work.
Caldwell is sometimes asked what parenting has to do with public health. “Everything,” she says. “Individual, family, and community health are all about relationships and social support—all of which are vital to the public’s health.”
As a member of the Michigan Rowing Team, Traci Carson spent her undergraduate years chasing athletic and academic achievement, but the pursuit took a toll on her mental and physical well-being. Now, as a doctoral student at Michigan Public Health she’s exploring interventions and prevention frameworks to help student-athletes like her stay healthy, body and mind.
Minal Patel first gained an appreciation for the complexities patients with chronic disease face while working with them in situations where other forces made decision-making challenging.
Alum Chris Cobb's latest challenge, and his biggest to date, is the opioid epidemic. “The opioid epidemic has impacted our communities so tremendously here that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is putting a lot of resources into its public health response,” he says.