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.
Community Partnership
"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.
For the Love of Food: Lessons Learned from a Partnership with the Detroit Food Policy Council
Madeline DeMarco, Health Behavior and Health Education Student and PHAST Member
Madeline reflects on the challenging, iterative, and ultimately rewarding process of developing a report on local food environments in Detroit.
When Worlds Collide
Najeia Mention, HBHE and MSW Student
Health Behavior and Health Education and Social Work student Najeia challenges herself to enter the world of environmental health in Quitman County, MS.
Into the Unknown
Haley Divis, Undergraduate Public Health Student
Haley Divis, a rising Senior in the Public Health Undergraduate Program, considers the unknowns about the community in Clarksdale, MS and takes note of an important piece of advice.
Riding the Mule Train Legacy
Kayla Hunter, HBHE and Urban Planning Student
Kayla Hunter connects past and present images of rural Mississippi as she prepares for her field work in Clarksdale.