Blog #1

The health issue that concerns me the most is child obesity. Child obesity is becoming more a problem now. Children are spending too much time in front of the t.v, playing video games or sleeping and not enough time engaging in physical activities. Children that are obese are at greater risks for diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. I feel that parents play an important part in their children lives. They are role models. They must set good examples for their children . I feel that families need to educate themselves on the importance of healthy eating habits so that they can better help their children fight this disease. I look forward to becoming a health educator so that I can focus on this health issue and help families who are facing this devastating disease.

I interviewed a 42 year old white female. She expressed to me her biggest health issue was lack of insurance available to low income families. She states that Medicaid only covers people who are really poor and that it is not fair that there is not any help for the people that are just above that. Her concern is that lack of insurance means lack of health care for individuals which leads to illness and hospitalization.

I interviewed a 26 year old black female. Her major health concern is diabetes. She worries about this health issue because both her parents have diabetes and have had many health problems due to this. She is afraid she will get it. She is attending college now and wants to become a nurse so that she can educate herself and others on Diabetes.

Even though we all have different health concerns, I think our goal is to educate ourselves and others. Education is the key.