Monday, May 8, 2017

Final Blog

Final Blog

In this semester, it was useful to get to know more about the resources and sources that provide accurate information about products and environmental hazards. Toxnet is the best! The videos were so poignant and moving...they really had an effect by inspiring me to have a greener lifestyle. I even accepted a summer internship at the Center of Environmental Health. This semester, it has become even more real to me that improving and maintaining environmental health is unjustly a low priority in the current political agenda. We need more lobbying in the government.

Because I was asked to share my opinion about the small group blogging experience, I will be honest in telling you that there were too many steps. I prefer the CANVAS conversation threads, because it keeps everything in one place rather than jumping from blog to blog and memorizing the blog addresses of fellow group members. Perhaps, it may be perceived as "laziness," but it is an unnecessary step in the thousands of things we need to remember.

Monday, May 1, 2017

M14.4 Website Exploration


National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health
https://ncdmph.usuhs.edu/KnowledgeLearning/ResilienceThruLearning.htm

     Of all the websites that I explored in this assignment link, I was most drawn to that of the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, because of its emphasis on resilience through learning. The website provides education and training resources that are accessible to everyone, not only the disaster health workforce. Each page provides background information for the specific disaster types and is organized thematically. Topic pages assist health educators in developing learning content or activities related to various all-hazards events such as:


Disaster Healthcare Volunteers Site
https://www.healthcarevolunteers.ca.gov/

     I enjoyed exploring this website, because of the information, resources and volunteer opportunities. I'm inspired to register as a volunteer ICU nurse. It reminds me of the local chapter website for the American Red Cross, which is the most similar organization to the Disaster Health Volunteers that I could think of in my neighborhood.