Tanner Derror, M.P.H.

Tanner Derror

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Pronouns:
He/Him/His

Health Extension Educator
Midland County Extension Office

Phone:
989-731-0279

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Tanner is a health educator for District 14 based in the Otsego County office.
He provides health promotion programming for Alpena, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego, and Presque Isle counties in Northern Michigan.
 
Tanner graduated with his B.S. in psychology from the Frederik Meijer Honors College at Grand Valley State University in 2018. While attending Grand Valley, he worked with the University Counseling Center as a Peer Educator to promote mental health and social justice initiatives on campus. He then received his Master of Public Health degree from the Health Behavior and Health Education program at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in 2021.
 
Tanner has a special interest in addressing stress, loneliness, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). He is a member of MSU Extension's Farm Stress (hyperlink: https://www.canr.msu.edu/managing_farm_stress/) and MiSUPER (hyperlink: https://www.canr.msu.edu/misuper/) teams. Tanner is trained in Mental Health First Aid and focuses on providing social and emotional health programs for communities.
 
Tanner is trained to deliver the following courses:
Sleep Education for Everyone Program (SLEEP)
Weathering the Storm in Agriculture: How to Cultivate a Productive Mindset
Mending the Stress Fence
Opioid Education Presentations