Chapters 14 & 15


There are many different thing that people can do to stay safe when it comes to personal safety and injury prevention. I knew a lot about these things because we talk about this stuff all through are childhood and a taught to look out for these things in school. Staying out of trouble is something people tell us everyday and when we are kids we don't think much of it till it happens to us or a loved one. Violence is a huge factor when it comes to staying safe because you can walk into a situation and it just be a wrong place wrong time type of thing. The internet is where a lot of violence happens and I learned that reading this chapter and peoples experiences in the discussions.
Ageing is something we can not change as much as we want to. This chapter really opened my eyes for the need to stay healthy and keep your body strong. Aging takes a toll on your bod and your wallet without the right type of healthcare. The need for physical activity is a must and I am surprised at how many aging people do not exercise. I looked up some information on this and realized that almost all the older people that I know really do not have much physical activity. Avoiding things like tobacco and things that can put a toll on the body is a must because there  is only so much you can do when its too late and your body cant take the stress your putting on it anymore.


For environmental health, I make my parents or family members only smoke in designated areas, and I do recycle if that is what this question means. I do drink bottled water because I do live in the love canal and the taste of the water is different and ever scene I was a child. I do make sure I recycle as much as I can.


I learned many different things in this lesson that I can use in the future, but the one thing that stuck out to me the most is the relationship abuse because that is what my mother went through and I watched it. I like to be aware of the things around me and the information for that will always stick with me.
In this course the discussion posts is what impacted me the most. I liked reading about others struggles and to see how they overcame it and learned form the things that happened to them as well as sharing my stories.
I did not really like these learning journals at first, but now I realize that they help me to understand more of the information, but I definitely didn't like the presentation things we watch.