Creating Space After Environmental Disasters
Quetzabel Benavides, HBHE Student
Quetzabel talks about the "first step" in a community assessment process.
Practice
Not Just a Data Point
Emily Dejka, Epidemiology Student
Emily shares her takeaways from working with community partners and community members in St. Croix and St. Thomas, USVI.
"Inside" from the Outside
Caleb Ward, Epidemiology Student
Read about Caleb's experience conducting a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
PHAST Beginnings
Emily Dejka, Epidemiology Student and PHAST Member
Emily reflects on her PHAST beginnings and the lessons she learned while working with Children’s Literacy Network.
For the Love of Food: A Deeper Look into PHAST's Partnership with the Detroit Food Policy Council
Madeline DeMarco, HBHE Student and PHAST Member
Madeline returns for part two of her reflection on the process of developing a report on local food environments in Detroit. If you have not read part one yet, “For the Love of Food: Lessons Learned from a Partnership with the Detroit Food Policy Council,” we strongly encourage you to read that article first for more context on the project.
"Community-Driven" in Practice
Jasdeep Kler, Epidemiology Student and PHAST Member
Jasdeep shares his musings on “community” and discusses developing a trauma-informed mindfulness curriculum in partnership with youth and community partner Youth Arts Alliance.