Kera's Environmental and Occupational Health Blog

I loved this course. I really enjoyed the book review and the literature review/presentation. I felt like I was learning a lot while taping into my creative side-which you dont typically get in most classes. I enjoyed the blogging experience, however responding to all of my group mate's posts became a bit daunting on the weeks that we had a lot of blogs to post. That being said, I really liked being able to hear from my classmates and understand their personal experiences with the topics we were learning about for that week. Overall I loved every aspect of the class and look forward to continuing my education around the environment and the impact humans have on it.

What do you personally find most troubling about climate change?  I think the thing I find most troubling about climate change, is the lack of belief and action of individuals who have the most influence to enact change. Because of lies and an uncooperative  administration, climate change has resulted in so many different disasters just within the United States. Having an administration that rejects the idea or lacks any motivation to do anything about it is a very troubling scenario.   As a public health professional, what do you think needs the greatest attention right now ? As a public health professional I think acknowledgement about climate change by the current administration is crucial. Not acknowledging that climate change is happening is a major barrier to getting any action or remediation plans enacted. I think getting support from all levels of government is crucial for the dissemination of attention throughout the United States.  If you were ...

Watching Lauren's TED Talk I began thinking about the waste that I produce in my household. Even though it is only my husband and myself, I realized that we do produce a large amount of waste relative to our household size. Since we moved out of a 6 person household with his parents and grandparents, we have become more conscientious about what and how we are disposing of our products. We have begun to recycle and compost more than we ever did before and using the trash bin less and less. However, compared to Lauren's life style, I think we can do more. Going Zero Waste seems like a huge tasks and commitment, but I think that her suggestions were easy to follow. We should do little changes through out our lives that can have a big impact and become more conscious about the waste we produce and how we can minimize it. I think beginning to wane down the use of plastics will be a great first step in my household since we already use reusable bags. I also think it would be fun to ...