Public Health News

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. 

Friday, July 25th @10am

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Michigan State University Flint Community Cancer Consortium Launches Cancer Feasibility Study

People in Flint are concerned about elevated cancer rates, particularly multiple myeloma, and possible links to environmental exposures where they live, work, and play. For many in the community, a lack of high-quality reporting on cancer rates in the wake of the Flint Water Crisis can be highly distressing, worrisome, and frustrating.

MPH student Katie Beeman

A Little Push that Led to a Change in Perspective

Before participating in the Public Health in Ghana program this summer, Master of Public Health (MPH) student Katie Beeman had never traveled internationally. With a year of classes under her belt, Beeman challenged herself to go beyond the online classroom to learn what public health looks like in a new environment. She looks back at her experience and shares what she’s learned.