Tiffany T. Mason, a University of Michigan School of Public Health graduate, has been appointed the first Kellogg Population Health Fellow at The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority. The fellowship was made possible through a grant from the Kellogg Foundation.

Tiffany T. Mason, a University of Michigan School of Public Health graduate, has been appointed the first Kellogg Population Health Fellow at The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority. The fellowship was made possible through a grant from the Kellogg Foundation.

“We’re fortunate to have a person with outstanding educational and professional background to help us develop the Population Health Council at the Health Authority,” said Chris Allen, CEO. “Ms. Mason’s previous work has touched on all aspects of population health – public health, health systems, the political process, and community health advocacy. She will provide much-needed administrative support for the Population Health Council.”

The Population Health Council was established in 2011 to convene representatives from the Detroit, Wayne County, Macomb County, and Oakland County public health departments faculty from graduate schools of public health, researchers working with community health issues, community health training and employment experts, housing officials, occupational and environmental health experts, epidemiology, health system and physician representatives to create a collaboration around improving the health of the regional population, reduce health disparities, and promote health equity.

The Kellogg Foundation grant supports the Population Health Council’s efforts to leverage regional efforts to improve the health status of the region by reducing chronic disease, improving access to prevention and wellness services, and promoting health equity.

Ms. Mason, who graduated in April with a Masters Degree in Public Health, from University of Michigan’s Health Management and Policy Program, has also worked for the Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy, Detroit Receiving Hospital, and the Greater Detroit Area Health Council. While studying in Switzerland with the School for International Training, Mason completed an independent study project on the public health ethics of Global Polio Eradication Initiative efforts in Nigeria. She has published four articles in two of Yale’s journals of public health.

Ms. Mason has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, Health Politics, and Policy from Yale University.