Public Health & Health Sciences Blog

Calling All Heroes Blood Drive!

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Calling All Heroes! Graduate students in the SHPS Department of Public Health and Health Sciences are partnering with the American Red Cross for the 3rd Annual Calling All Heroes Blood Drive. In an effort to promote greater participation by our students, staff, and faculty, this year we are issuing a challenge to see which academic

PHHS Alumni published in the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Online Journal

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Recent Doctor of Anesthesia Practice (DrAP) graduate, Dr. Ray Elmblad has featured in the Online Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Dr. Elmblad was previously named the 2013 Practice Doctoral Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Foundation. Dr. Elmblad earned the title through his study on the association between workplace

PHHS students published in Journal of Undergraduate Research

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Public Health and Health Sciences students Denise Martin and Tina Sabo have published articles in the University of Michigan-Flint’s Journal of Student Research. Both Denise and Tina submitted their works as part of the 2014 Meeting of Minds conference. Under the guidance of Faculty Sponsor Dr. Gergana Kodjebacheva, Denise Martin published her article ” SCHOOL-BASED COMMUNITY

PHHS at the APHA annual meeting

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Many of our PHHS faculty presented research studies or took part in moderating sessions at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) this past November in New Orleans!  Joining PHHS faculty was student Hannah Murdoch who also presented at the annual meeting. APHA’s acceptance of our faculty’s work speaks to the high

New PHHS Appointment Scheduling Online Process!!!

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Public Health and Health Sciences is excited to announce our new appointment scheduling on-line process! Using the Appointment-Plus system, the worldwide leader in online scheduling solutions, students will be able to conveniently schedule all types of appointments ranging from Academic Advising, Internship, Anticipated Graduation, Thesis, general course concerns and many more. You need only to

Diabetes Lunch and Learn

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On Tuesday November 11, over 60 participants took place in the Wellness Lunch & Learn presents… Eating Healthy: How to Prevent and Live with Diabetes event in the UCEN Happening’s Room.  This well attended event was sponsored by the University of Michigan-Flint Urban Health & Wellness Center, UM-Flint Recreation Center, MHealthy and HealthPlus, and saw participation

Congratulations Dr. Selig!

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On November 1, 2014, our very own Public Health & Health Sciences Department Director Dr. Suzanne Selig will be among 13 individuals recognized by the non-profit Motherly Intercession as an “Essential Piece” Award Honoree for her continued support of the organization! Motherly Intercession’s mission is to break the cycle of intergenerational incarceration, and save the