Student helps councilwoman bring public health to city hall
As a senior majoring in public health, Reyna Amit has come to appreciate how closely community health is connected to public policy. Since January, she has been putting that understanding to work as an intern with Philadelphia City Council, where she works with the staff of councilwoman Nina Ahmad.
“For the past four years I've been studying issues from a public health perspective. We’ve talked about maternal mortality, race and diversity, social determinants, housing, access to care. Now I’m seeing how it all works in Philadelphia,” Amit says.
Ahmad, elected to an at-la...