MPH 632 - Fall 2018

As we begin to think about being active and prepared, explore the website for The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health  (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.  and the links that are specific to your region or area of interest to learn more about health (physical and psychosocial) and environmental impacts or preparedness needs for these disaster precipitators. In California we have the  Disaster Healthcare Volunteers Site  (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. , where healthcare professionals and those with healthcare experience can express a desire to be a volunteer should a disaster happen. Is there something similar where you live? There is something similar for my area.  San Mateo County does have emergency volunteer opportunities.  One is the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program that educates people on disaster preparedness for hazards and trains them in basic disaster response...

BLOG about the following: What do you personally find most troubling about climate change? One of the things that I find most troubling about climate change right now is the viewpoint that Donald Trump has on it.  I thought the article that was on Obama and White House Website was really helpful information and it seemed truthful.  I find it troubling that Donald Trump doesn't fully believe in climate change and he doesn't see it as a priority to peoples health.  Even in a recent 60 Minutes interview he didn't fully admit that it is an issue and the science behind it.  I think despite what the research supports, he has his own viewpoints on the issue, but that results in less efforts being put into addressing climate change.   As a public health professional, what do you think needs the greatest attention right now? I think right now the greatest attention needs to be on efforts on reducing what we are currently doing that is ...

After finishing this module, including watching the YouTube video about a young woman who chose to live a ZERO WASTE life, consider your household waste stream. Are there changes that you might be able to make in your life to live a zero waste life and enter your thoughts/ideas into your blog. I was so surprised from the very start of the movie.  I couldn't believe that her waste could all fit into one mason jar.  The speaker even said that quitting plastic and all other waste isn't so easy, .  I would agree and that is probably the biggest reason why making changes would be so difficult for me.  It can be time consuming, and requires more consciousness of my actions.  I also live with my parents so I think a lot of change would also need to come from them if we wanted to get closer to a zero waste life.   Things that I do already that she mentioned, but I could do more of is shopping at the farmers market, buying second hand ...