What is public health? Students in the UGA Health & Wellness class are here to help you find out! They have strategically identified examples in the Athens community that they feel represent public health in action. This blog is dedicated to explaining, understanding, and discussing what their interpretations of public health, as well as their reactions to learning about topics of health and wellness.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Jesse Webb TIPH


TIPH Picture Post
The example I chose to document is a picture of a dumpster that is located in my apartment complex. This is an example of public health because it provides a method for people to dump their waste into a specific spot. After trash is taken to this dumpster, it is collected by a garbage service and transported to a designated site to be managed. This provides a way for trash to be all in one spot instead of it being out in the open. If it were out in the open, it would collect bacteria, would be smelly, could infect water supplies, and could damage ecosystems. It could also cause and spread disease. People should consider this an example of public health to prevent the spread of bacteria, disease, and to protect ecosystems. It takes a while for trash to decompose on its own as opposed to a designated dump site where it is managed. I chose this example because it is something that I use regularly and helps greatly to make my living area clean, disease free, and safe from disease. 

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