This Spring, UTC faculty, alumni and current students attended a Cultural Competency Considerations for Community Healthcare Wokers sponsored by the City of Chattanooga. Speakers came and presented the importance of cultural competency in the workplace and best practices. This workshop also had interactive activities where the participants were able to engage with individuals outside of…
MPH and Community Partner Activity
Our students participated in many community events this semester. One of them was conducted at Austin Hatcher Foundation with three of our MPH Students (Hannah Jeffery, Mikayla King, and Wendy Jiang) who conducted nutritional education to the children present at the camp. The children learned about healthy eating, painted canvases using fruits and veggies and…
MPH in Costa Rica
Over Spring Break, UTC MPH students along with UTC undergraduate students accompanied MPH Program Director Dr. Amir Alakaam to Costa Rica to experience the food and culture there. Students learned global diversity through the context of food, cuisine, dance, and nature. An overview of the history of food: sociocultural, geographic, religious and ethnic influences of…
MPH in San Salvador, Bahamas
This past Spring Break, 5 MPH students along with MPH Assistant Professor Dr. Dawn Ford went to San Salvador, Bahamas where they spoke to the students at the elementary school about proper nutrition as well as backyard gardening! They also conducted soil testing, canvased around the island to gage the islander’s nutritional intake, helped with gardening…
PHSA: Public Health Week
This year during Public Health Week, The Public Health Student Association (PHSA) held a weeklong social media campaign to showcase the different daily topics. The topics included Violence Prevention, Community, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Mental Health, Rural Health, Accessibility, Food and Nutrition. Students created social media posts and interviewed different community partners that focused on…