Month: March 2017

End of Fourth Semester G.O.A.L.S Update

Through my experience as an International Affairs Scholar, I participated in a year-long project my second year designed to supplement and add to my scholars involvement.

I chose to use my dedicated membership in a student organization called Global Health Initiative as my project. Being a student in the college of public health (looking to get involved in public and health policy/advocacy) and an International Affairs Scholar, I knew this project would be a perfect fit. Throughout my time at Ohio State, I have come to realize the interconnectedness of both fields and have been able to apply knowledge I have gained in one subject to the other.

Because of my experience with this project and with my scholars group, I have found a major I am passionate about and that combines my experiences being a foreign service child, my interest in global affairs, and my devotion to health issues.

Local Environmental Health Assignment

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During my fourth semester at Ohio State, I enrolled in a public health course focusing on environmental issues. My specialization is in sociology, however, I have always been interested in the environment and know that health is largely influenced by it.

This course was made up of two main assignments: a local and a global one. Every student was assigned a state for the local paper and a country for the global paper.

The goal of both assignments was to gain understanding about a current environmental issue and propose a solution to address the issue.

For this particular assignment, I was given the task to write about Massachusetts. Through researching issues on the state’s local Environmental Protection Agency, I decided to focus on lead poisoning and its effects on children.

This assignment allowed me to gain knowledge about a different area of the country and to propose a solution to an issue of concern and predict its outcomes.