Blog #1

Health Issues

The health issue that I am most concerned with right now is obesity. The reason is because a lot of my friends are at risk for various diseases due to the fact that they fit in the new class of obesity called morbid obesity. This concerns me because I am trying to diet and it’s difficult to maintain a healthy weight but I don’t want to increase my risk for heart disease and or breast cancer so I know this is important.

Aalexia is a 12 year old African American female who is my niece. The health issue she says that is most concerning to her is teenage pregnancy. She is concerned with this issue because there have been 3 teenage pregnancy occurrences this school year. Just yesterday one of the young women that was pregnant water had broke while she was participating in a activity called fun Friday in the gym. Aalexia was very concerned about the young lady and it caused her to pose many questions when she got home. I think this was most alarming to her because the girl was just in the 7th grade and was the tender age of 13 years old, just one grade and one year older than her.

Le’Triche is a 23 year old Hawaiian female who is my best friend. The health issue she says is most concerning is the H1 N1. This health problem has been alarming for her because she has a 7 month old daughter who is at the age to receive the series of vaccines for the disease. She is terrified to get the baby her second dosage because after receiving the first dose the baby developed a slight cold. I think that the baby will be okay and should receive the second dosage because it would be similar to like an antibiotic so once you start you should complete the dosage.

Antoniette is a 34 year old Indian female who is my friend. The health issue she says is most concerning to her is Cancer. The reason this is most important to her is the fact that many women are being diagnosis with this particular disease. Another reason is because it’s a hereditary trait and both of her grandparents have passed away from thyroid and colon cancer. She strives to eat healthy and practice good healthy ways. I know this is really important to her because I was able to recently attend her grandfather’s funeral.

Reaching out to these three women has produced great insight to the global issues that are all current in the world today. All of the women presented various health issues. I was able to interview a variety of women on various spectrums of ages and ethnicities. The issues were great and interesting to hear from the women. I noticed that these women focused on issues that dealt with family or something that they had recently experienced that affected their life.