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December, 2023

Hands-on activities help high school students learn about environmental justice, health | Michigan ImpactDEARBORN, Michigan—Picking the right wind is key when kite flying. But on a recent morning at Ford Field Park in Dearborn, it took several attempts until Yara Reda and her high school friends could see their kites zigzagging against the...

August 19, 2021

Meet the students learning about air quality in Dearborn | Planet DetroitReading Time: 4 minutes Melvindale high school student Samantha Tapia-Muñoz was shocked to learn how much air pollution she was breathing every day. “I was walking around my house in Melvindale, and the air pollution was at 66 AQI,” said Tapia-Muñoz, referring to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Index. A measurement of 66 means “moderate” — with ...

May 10, 2024

August 17, 2018

UM-D summer academy on environmental health empowers students to take action“I want to fight for my community. I want to be a part of something bigger. This program gave me a platform to stand right beside my fellow community activists" to advocate for environmental justice.”

April 23, 2018

Building a ‘culture of health’ for all Dearborn residentsUM-Dearborn faculty, staff and students are helping the Healthy Dearborn coalition take on its biggest challenge yet: tackling the city’s health disparities.

September 23, 2019

Two HHS students awarded during the 2019 SURE Program ShowcaseCollege of Education, Health, and Human Services' students Kyle Ralston and Ilham Saleh were awarded during the 2019 SURE student poster showcase held in Kochoff Hall.

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