TIPH Photo

Public Health is everywhere! This is a photo I took at O-House Dining Hall, where they have a sign by the tray pick up station right when you walk in.  The sign says, "Getting another serving? Please get another plate too!"  This sign is an example of public health because it encourages students to use a clean plate every time they decide to get food, to eliminate the risk of spreading germs and bacteria to other students.  It also promotes proper food hygiene, where using a clean plate would eliminate the risk of food scraps left over on dirty plates to fall into the food in the food lines.  I chose this example because I thought it was a simple and effective way of presenting public health to our student population, where it encourages all of us to be clean and considerate of each others health and food space.  With that said, it is important for others to consider this example of public health because it is a simple and effective way to remind the public to be clean, and it can help keep our dining halls, as well as any restaurant clean from germs, bugs, etc.