TIPH Videos- Group 7

These are two UGA student's views on what exactly public health is. 

Some other examples of public health include: 

- Public hand sanitizing stations

- Water fountains

- Recycling bins

- Trash cans around UGA campus

- Ramsey

- Bike racks

- Evacuation routes

- Community bathrooms

These all promote living healthy lifestyles, even at UGA!

Group 7- Meagan Will, Alex Whitacre, Sara Adams, Cate Shafer

TIPH Video Blog Group 11

Group Members: Kalin Wade, Urvashi Pandya, Hannah Wingrove, Georgia Landy

This is public health blog photo Olivia Lee April 4, 2013

   


This is a photo of an evacuation plan that is posted on the inside of my door where I live in Athens. This notice is definitely an example of public health because with the amount of people who live in my building, if there was a fire it would be absolute chaos if there was not a specific plan for each individual in the building. Because this is posted on each person's door, everyone knows exactly where to go and what to do in case of a fire. As shown in the picture, it is imperative that I leave the sign on my door at all times. This is because it is extremely important in case of an emergency.
    I chose this example because it is very well known that public health is relative to washing hands, trash cans, and recycling; however, not many people think about other hazards to our health such as fires or other disasters in the community.
    It is pressing that other people view these examples as public health as well because it affects everyone. Everyone needs to know what to do in a situation such as a fire and if it weren't for signs such as these, those disasters could potentially have a higher consequence.
I think it is important that people understand and realize that public health can be anything affecting our health and well-being and this does not just include sanitation.

What is Public Health (Group 1)

We asked a guy at MLC what he thinks pubic health is. This is his response.

Sexual health reaction piece / April 4 2013

     I have decided to write my reflection on the sexual health guest speaker we had this Tuesday, April 2, 2013. This was by far my favorite speaker we have had in class this semester because she was very engaging and was successful at keeping the class's attention through her entire lecture. 

    Through her lecture, we were better able to understand the consequences, benefits, and information on sexual relationships. This topic is interesting to me, especially because I grew up in a private school where sexual education was strictly abstinence based. We were not provided with the information or tools that the guest speaker taught us about. Because of my schooling background, the topic she shared with us impacted my views on not only sexual health itself, but sexual education as well. After listening to the lecturer, I am now convinced that it is very important that schools teach children about sexual intercourse and the consequences that it brings along with it. 

    This topic is extremely important to public health because with the knowledge of sexual health children, teens, and adults can be more aware of how to protect themselves against STDs, pregnancies, and other complications. If more people are aware, then these negative aspects of society would lessen an enormous amount. The only remaining question that I have with this topic is: how many schools in the country are still using abstinence only education? Will the United States ever reach a time where sexual health education will be taught in all schools?

Reflection on Alcohol and Drugs

Ms. Stinson's presentation was very informative about the kind of drugs and liquor that college students participate in. She should us the different measurement of different alcohol to get the same effect. She also discussed that adderall is very misused in college to help students focus on school work. it was very interesting and she made it funny somewhat.

Reflection- Alcohol and Drugs

I really enjoyed the day that Ms. Stinson came in to talk about alcohol and drugs and their influence on the lives of college age students. She was very knowledgeable, and informative. I think we often don't think about certain things affecting our future, and our current lives, like alcohol and drugs like adderall, many college students don't find to be as threatening as other drugs like cocaine, and heroin. However, the affects that "less serious" drugs or alcohol can have on the body, can also be life threatening or could cause a person to make life threatening choices.

She talked a lot about how alcohol specifically inhibits our judgement which could be very dangerous in social or sexual situations. I think most college students are aware of this, but don't realize how easily this could happen to them. Ms. Stinson, told the class about what the average amount of alcohol in certain drinks is, and how long the body takes to process these types of alcohol. I think it is always good to remind students the affects that frequent, and large consumption of alcohol and drugs can have on their personal lives, and relationships both spiritual and with other people.

She specifically asked the class not engage in shot taking, as this practice gives the body more alcohol than it can possibly process. I think shots are such a common thing on a college campus I had never really thought about before how dangerous they can be if too many are consumed within a certain amount of time. I think it is difficult for people to realize that a shot has as much alcohol as a drink, because they are not actually consuming as much liquid so not everyone realizes these affects.

I liked that she didn't tell people not to engage in drinking activities, because that isn't a realistic expectation on a college campus. However, she did give some reasonable pointers on how to be at a lower risk while drinking. I do not think that this can change the way everyone drinks, but I think awareness will help people who have heard her presentation to maybe think twice about their drink choice, or how much alcohol they are pouring for themselves before they go out, because they are now more aware of what a standard drink is, and what some of the negative affects are. This is definitely a public health issue, because of the prevalence of binge drinking on a college campus.

My remaining questions are, "Do presentations and awareness actually decrease the presence of binge drinking on college campuses?" , "At this age, do most college students care about the affects of alcohol and drugs, or are they living in the moment?"

Mackenzie Lavelle