Final Blog

Environmental Health 

Overall, I really enjoyed this Environmental Health Course. It is the first time I learned about any sort of environmental health and I was surprised as to how many topics we learned about! Some of my favorite parts of the course were the Bee video we watched and all the information we learned about the harmful chemicals in everyday products. I liked the bee video because I found the topic quite fascinating. I like that I am now aware of things like carcinogens and health harming chemicals in products that I buy and, more importantly, that I now have the knowledge to avoid them.

I think the most beneficial part of the course were all of the resources we have now become aware of. As we learned, we don't have an adequate amount of protection against harmful chemicals or environmental hazards from our governing agencies. As public health professionals it is important that we advocate for proper regulations and policies to improve environmental health. The resources we received in this course have provided a vast amount knowledge we can refer to in the future. 

I was surprised to learn about some topics. For example, I did not think that workplace hazards would fall under the wide umbrella of environmental health, although now it makes sense. 

I liked the interactive blog posts because I was able to gain a new perspective from my classmates. They provided new approaches to the same topic and prove how beneficial multiple perspectives can be in the world of public health. 

I like the course set-up and the short weekly blogs kept me accountable and on track for an online course. The only item I was confused by was the text requirement on Silent Spring. I understand how the text relates to the class, but I think it could have been incorporated more if it is a required component of the course. 
Other than that, I really enjoyed the course! Thank you!