Read about the PHAST trip to the Gulf Coast in Findings

Scheduled Week-long Trips: 2009-2010

Two week-long trips are currently scheduled for PHAST:

Spring Break 2010- South Texas:

PHAST, in collaboration with Melissa Valerio, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, HBHE, will explore border health issues on the U.S./Mexico border (February 28-March 6, 2010).

May 2010- Mississippi:

PHAST will continue its collaboration with Delta State University and Southeastern Louisiana University to collect qualitative and quantitative survey data to assess the needs of a rural community (May 13-23, 2010).

Trip Information

Eligibility: to be eligible for the week long deployments, you must be an active PHAST member (completed all the trainings) and complete the field experience application.

Participant fees/expenses:

• Texas: $100 participant fee
• Mississippi: $100 participant fee

The participant fees do not cover the following:

• meals while on trip
• vaccinations, if applicable
• luggage fees
• transportation to/from Detroit Metro Airport
• airport parking fees
Additional Trainings will be provided.

CHINA 2008 PHAST Trip:
PHAST students were deployed to Tianjin, China in February 2008. Read their blog.