Wow. Reading back on my first post, I noticed how authoritative it was. Very motivational, of course, but I can tell now that with all of the events that was occurring back in June, especially with BLM, it definitely toughened me up, and it shows in my writing. Still, throughout the weeks of this internship, …
Before I get into anything I can just say how shook I am that it’s week 8?! I felt like as the internship went on, the faster it became, and now I’m already here. I’m about to complete my first UM internship; that’s so exciting!! Hopefully meeting with the rest of the fellows doesn’t end …
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I’m really enjoying where my placement at Authority Health is going. I’m currently researching emergency food efforts of multiple organizations such as the Detroit Food Policy Council, the Food Bank Council of Michigan, and the Henry Ford Health System. I’m also interviewing past Schweitzer Fellows on the sustainability of their humanitarian/public health projects. And there …
I can’t believe it’s already the end of Week 6! At first it was feeling really slow, because I had to go from 0 to 35 hours average of actually doing something. Now, it’s feeling like there’s never enough time for anything! I did start feeling myself grow throughout these weeks. For one, I started …
Congrats to me, I was able to finish Project #1 for my site at Authority Health! The project was about doing research about food insecurity as a social determinant of health and how COVID is affecting food insecurity in communities of Detroit. And although I read a lot of research journals and state/federal gov articles …
Throughout joining multiple clubs and orgs during my freshman year, I learned that all of them have a specific “aura” around them, a specific culture. Some of cultures are drastically different from each other. For example, I’m a senator for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and those guys DON’T play. I mean, of …
I’m no where near Detroit. In fact I’m about 300 miles away from the city. But I still feel like I’m learning so much about Detroit, especially about its social dynamics. I’ve learned quite a bit about Detroit via my DCERP Fellows. For example, I learned a lot about Ysabel’s work through her Week 2 …
I’ve gone into a little detail on who I’m working with and what I’m doing with them in last week’s blog, but I’m going to go into a little more detail today. I am working with Authority Health, a public health organization in Detroit. They have a mission to improve population health and access to …
Dear Leslie, These weeks have been pretty intense. Heck, these past three months have been pretty hectic, but I know you’ve really been through it recently. With all the racism, Covid, and recent sexual assault allegations in the circles around you, all while you’re trying to start an internship, you’re probably wondering when it’s all …
