As
a young adult and a woman, the health issues I am most concerned about are sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs) and obesity. The annual reports of STDs in the
United States in overwhelming, affected about 20 million people a year. More
than half of these cases are among adolescents and young adults. The
implications of STDs can cause lifelong health issues in women that can be
irreversible if not treated early. Obesity is also a major health issue in the
world especially in the United States. Lack of physical activity and unhealthy
eating habits has contributed greatly to the increase in obesity. I believe these
two health issues are not giving much attention in our societies and need to be
addressed to improve the quality of life of people.
I
got the opportunity to Interview Miss Joan Smith, a 25 year old African
American and a student at Texas Tech University. Miss Smith states that stress,
cancer, stroke and obesity are the health issues that of most concern to her.
She talks about how many things such as school, family, and friends makes her
stressed out and causes her sometimes to become sick. Miss Smith express her
fear for cancer because it is the number one killer in women. She says even the
healthiest people are getting cancer and even though health professionals can
tell you what to do but there’s still the chance she can get it. Miss Smith is
concerned about stroke because her grandmother (maternal grandmother) died from
stroke. She believes it’s genetic and there’s a possibility she might get it
and that family traits can keep going on. She is concerned about obesity because
it can bring diabetes, heart attack and can lead to osteoporosis. She stress
that the junk foods are accessible to us making us fat.
I
also interviewed Ms. Susana Rodriguez, a 30 year old Hispanic woman with 2
children. Ms. Rodriguez is concerned about high blood pressure, diabetes, and
cancer. She states that high blood pressure runs through her family and there’s
a possibility she will get it. She also mentions that the type of foods
available to us such as fast foods are not healthy for our health.
After
interviewing Ms. Rodriguez and Miss Smith, I realized that we have similar
health concerns in regards to obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure. These
3 diseases are interrelated and having one of them can lead to the other. I
personally believe that taking primary prevention methods can prevent many
health issues that arises in the future.
Hey Benedicta,
ReplyDeleteI agree that obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure are major health concerns and that they are interrelated. I am a big advocate for diabetes since my father passed away from the complications of the disease. We as health educators must teach those around us about the importance of obtaining a healthy lifestyle.
Looking forward to hearing great things from you,
Rachel Amadi
After losing my grandfather to diabetes my family have a passion for learning and educating people about the disease. I think all of the illnesses are important and need to be addressed so that the world around can become more aware of the diseases. With more people educated on the topics maybe that will encourage people to lead a healthy lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteHi Benedicta,
ReplyDeleteAs your interviews shows obesity, diabetes, cancer and high blood pressure are some health issues that many people are concern about them. There are some preventions for all of these health issues. However, I think everybody are in the risk of having these problems in different rates. In my opinion, healthy diet and yearly checkups for women are two main things that would help preventing these problems. I agree with Susana that fast foods are the main cause of obesity and high blood pressure. People prefer to buy fast food because they don’t have enough time to cook in their busy life and also fast foods are less expensive.
Thanks for sharing your information Benedicta and good luck in this semester
Rozita
Hi Benedicta,
ReplyDeleteIt is no surprise from your interviews that obesity, cancer, stress and high blood pressure can damage a woman's health immensely. As a college student, stress has always been the biggest concern to me. Miss Smith knows how stress can make you sick and can lead to many other health problems. Obesity is another big concern to our society since America is seen as an obese nation. Without knowledge of how this affects our health, we invite many health problems into our lives. I appreciate the interviews and wish you the best of luck this semester!
Hi Benedicta,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your Blog on your concerns with women's health. I was surprised with the number of people afflicted with sexually transmitted disease. We have come a long way on education and prevention, but still have a lot of work to do to lower these numbers. I would like to add to your comments from your interview with Miss Smith on her concerns of cancer, stress, and obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the latest statistics show that in the United States Heart Disease is the number cause of death among women and Cancer is the second leading cause of death. It goes on to say that overall 23% of women die from heart disease followed by cancer at 22%. Another interesting statistic is that among white women heart disease contributes to 23% of overall deaths followed by cancer at 22% while black women heart disease contributed to 24% of death followed by cancer at 22%. The number one cause of death of women of American Indian or Alaskan origin was cancer number one at 19% and heart disease number two at 16% while Asian and Pacific Islanders number one cause of death was cancer at 28% and heart disease 21%. Studying these statistics can give us a better understanding of how diet, education, and access to health care are important factors in promoting women's health. Thank you for bringing awareness to these important topics. Amy