Office of Community Engagement
Partner and Student Stories
The MPH Practicum provides second-year graduate students with opportunities to engage in real-world public health training in the community.
Partner and Student Stories
The MPH Practicum provides second-year graduate students with opportunities to engage in real-world public health training in the community.
Recent stories
January 22, 2026
News from SPH
Community-academic research partnership sparks CDC funding
A local pilot study between School of Public Health researchers and Meridian Senior Living has paved the way for a CDC-funded initiative to keep seniors safer across the country.
January 14, 2026
News from SPH
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Angie Coronado ’14, M.D., MPH
As the Puente a la Salud clinic celebrates a milestone, co-leader Dr. Angie Coronado ’14 discusses her path from Brown to the front lines of community health, where she works to empower Chelsea’s immigrant families with holistic, culturally competent care.
August 21, 2025
News from SPH
Student Spotlight: The human side of health care
Brown MPH student Quynh Le brought her passion for global health to a local setting this summer, working to improve patient satisfaction and language accessibility at CODAC Behavioral Healthcare.
August 14, 2025
News from SPH
Farm-to-table for the youngest Rhode Islanders
The Little Harvest Produce Box program is delivering fresh, locally grown produce to Rhode Island child-care centers to increase access to nutritious food and encourage healthy eating habits in young children, one box at a time.
August 5, 2025
News from Around Brown
Data for Power: Using Public Data to Drive Positive Health and Economic Outcomes in Central Providence
In Central Providence, community change isn’t just a vision—it’s being measured, mapped and mobilized.
July 22, 2025
News from SPH
Environmental Explorers program brings public health to kids’ backyards
An innovative online summer course empowers budding environmentalists nationwide to tackle local public health challenges, fostering informed and engaged community leaders.
June 13, 2025
News from SPH
Meet the Brown students and graduates who revived a local free health clinic
Brown public health and medical students team up to provide culturally attuned care to Rhode Island’s South Asian, Middle Eastern and African communities.
November 4, 2024
News from SPH
Students present the outcomes of their MPH Practicum projects at annual poster session
The School of Public Health’s MPH Practicum Poster Session showcases the results of students’ hands-on work beyond the classroom.
August 29, 2024
News from Brown
Petranea Smith: Engaging with the community to help people get vaccinated
With a commitment to community engagement, the public health graduate student and aspiring physician is spending her summer helping underinsured Rhode Islanders access protective health care.
August 7, 2024
News from SPH
Student Spotlight: Improving Quality & Connection
Without a professional background in public health, but with passion for improving the health of vulnerable populations and for acquiring the tools needed to meet her goals, Iranian immigrant Navid Nickpour is creating connections at PACE Organization of Rhode Island.
July 26, 2024
News from SPH
Student Spotlight: Policy, Politics and Public Health
Trinity Perkins shares her experience working as a health policy and educational legislative intern for Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
October 31, 2023
News from SPH
From academics to real-world application
Second-year Brown MPH students share outcomes from their MPH Practicum during annual poster session