Welcome from Debra Furr-Holden

“Michigan State said, we would be the stake in the ground for public health in Flint. We have built a model that is grounded in the principles of equity and authentic community engagement in all aspects of our work. The strides we’ve made in reducing health disparities in Flint are a direct result of the strong partnerships we have forged with the community we are so profoundly privileged to serve.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we worked tirelessly to flatten the curve and narrow the tremendous racial disparities we saw early in the pandemic. The underlying social and political determinants of health that give way to health disparities remain the target of our solutions-oriented approach to public health. We remain relentless in our pursuit that all people experience health and access to quality healthcare as a fundamental human right and not an economic, racial, or geographic privilege.”

Debra Furr-Holden, Ph.D.

C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health

Michigan State University Associate Dean for Public Health Integration

Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities

Epidemiologist Mom