Michigan State University’s Arlynn Dailey has been appointed to the inaugural Michigan Board of Dietetics and Nutrition by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The board’s primary purpose is to establish and administer the licensing of dietitian nutritionists. Dailey’s term runs through June 2029.
As the community engagement administrator for MSU Health Sciences and the College of Human Medicine Detroit campus, Dailey’s experience with people in the community, health care and higher education will help inform the board’s actions to expand access to nutrition care from qualified practitioners.
Dailey, a Detroit native, has been immersed in health care environments nearly her whole life.
“As a third grader, I was a latchkey kid who rode the bus after school to Henry Ford Hospital where my grandmother worked,” she said. “From that experience, it showed me there was a place for me in the health care field.
Dailey works to foster connections and collaboration between MSU and city officials, communities, schools and neighborhoods, and currently supports MSU’s partnerships with Henry Ford Health and the Detroit Pistons for the Future of Health initiative.
“I’m excited to be working with like-minded individuals to help bring about progress and change in public health,” Dailey said about her appointment to the board. “You need all hands on deck, and connection is very important. I want to be as helpful as I can be and make MSU proud.”
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