Discovering Public Health
Jennifer Gonzalez, Recent Graduate, Health Behavior and Health Education
Recent grad Jennifer Gonzalez shares her public health journey.
Students
Place Matters
Elizabeth Serrano
Have you ever thought about how the place where you live can shape your health outcomes, opportunities, and perceptions? I grew up in a predominantly Hispanic/Latino neighborhood near Los Angeles. My experience as a Latina is unique, but the narrative in my neighborhood is not representative of Latinos in other parts of the country, like the Texas Rio Grande Valley (RGV) for example.
Structural Barriers to Behavioral Interventions: Public Health in Action at South Texas
Mislael Valentin-Cortes
As public health professionals, we often inform our interventions on the social determinants of health and how behavioral factors deeply influence health outcomes. However, it is important to keep in mind that behavior is, in large part, determined by the socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental conditions in which individuals live.
Last Mile Home
Jennifer Gonzalez
In less than 24 hours, I’ll be home again, but this time it won’t be to visit my loved ones or stay in my old bedroom. Instead, I’ll be returning to the valley through my Public Health in Action course.
"The Importance of Culture"
Allante Moon
Every culture is significantly different in terms of what they eat, how they prepare their food, how often they exercise and more! It is not appropriate to disregard these important aspects of another culture when trying to implement various interventions.
I don't know what to talk about, but I want to talk about this...
Audrey Richardson
As humans, we tend to revert to our own life experiences as indicators of how we should respond to certain situations. While I wait for these next few days to pass, I cannot help but wonder how this will all play out.