Meet the 2024 Flint Spartan Scholars

Michigan State University is excited to award three Flint Spartan Master of Public Health Scholarships for 2024. Congratulations to Sydnie Wiederman, April LaGrone, and Candace Whitfield as the recipients full and partial scholarships for 2024. The scholarship has been awarded to incoming Master of Public Health (MPH) students who live or work in the greater Flint community for three consecutive years.

Workforce Development Workshops

The MSU Master of Public Health program Workforce Development Committee is charged with helping to meet the professional development needs of the public health workforce in Greater Flint and surrounding areas. 

It holds free, bimonthly virtual workshops on topics relevant to public health organizations on Friday mornings. 

Public Health Policy Advocacy 
September 20, 2024 10:00 am - 11:30 am

The Expansion of Lyme Disease in Michigan: Climate Change’s Hidden Toll on Public Health

As the realities of climate change become increasingly impossible to ignore, its effects are proving to be far more wide-reaching than previously imagined. One of the less publicized but deeply concerning consequences of climate change is the expanding prevalence of Lyme disease-bearing ticks in Michigan.