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Year: Fourth Year (Senior) Major: Health Education & Behavior Specialization: Health Studies College of Health and Human Performance Department of Health Education and
Behavior Professional Philosophy: Health is
very important as it affects the individual, families, the community, the
workplace, the nation and the world. Without healthy people, a country would
find it difficult to be prosperous as their employees will not be able to
work at their maximum level and in turn the country will suffer financially.
Therefore, providing citizens with health education is important for not only
the individual but also for the country as a whole. As health
educators, I believe that it is important to approach health education as a
multidisciplinary field. We need to not only educate people on how to be
healthy, but we also need to teach them the skills necessary to be healthy,
lobby policymakers to implement policies that will enable individuals to
achieve their optimum health and provide an environment that enables
individuals to be healthy. It is only with a combination of these approaches
that we can help a nation as a whole to be healthy. Also as
health educators, we must always aim to understand our audience so that we
can implement programs that will be beneficial to their development into a
healthier community. In understanding our audience, we must understand their
cultural values, their health needs and their social needs so that we can
better serve them. It is also important that we aim to achieve optimal health
because as leaders in our communities, we must “practice what we preach” so
that we can set an example for others. Last but not
least, PREVENTION is key and as health educators we
have the ability to reach out to a wide scope of individuals in helping to
reduce the prevalence and incidence of preventable diseases. Academic Interests: My
academic interests are centered on prevention. I am interested in heart
disease and obesity. These two topics are of great interest to me because
heart disease is currently the number one cause of death in the United
States. I believe that although genetics play a role in heart disease it is
also preventable with proper nutrition and adequate exercise, which brings me
to my second area of interest, obesity. Obesity has become a big problem in
our country and continues to play a factor in the development of other
diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Three-Year Career Plan: After
graduating from the University of Florida with a Bachelors of Science in
Health Education, I will take a year off to complete my prerequisites needed
for applying to a Physician Assistant program. I will also use this year off
to gain health care experience needed for Physician Assistant school. If I am
not accepted into a Physician Assistant program, I will apply to get my
Masters in Public Health, specializing in Health Administration. I commit to
the professional ethics by the American
Association for Health Education and Society for Public Health
Education The Seven Areas
of Responsibilities for Health Educators
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