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PSA: Public Health and Epidemiology on Vision and Eye Care

Posted by Amirah Knox in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · E on
For this project my partners and I decided to research the epidemiology of Eye care and whether or not it is supported by Public Health. Along with our resources and background knowledge we had an interview with Ms. Rachel Bishop who is an Ophthalmologist and asked her many questions to inform watchers about just how serious eye care is and why it matters in public health.
In the project I did a lot of the research but I wish I was there for the interview. Unfortunately I was busy with the play, but Samuel did a great job asking the questions. I was upset however, that I had to play "Mother" and force my peers to complete their work, but luckily they got the work done.
The most meaningful piece of this project is that everyone who watches will understand the epidemic that is bad eye care and I need everyone to know.

Tobacco PSA

Posted by Alexander Delgado in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · E on
For the last quarter benchmark, me and my group were tasked with creating a PSA video about a public health issue. Me and my group were tasked with the Tobacco industry and how do we combat this epidemic. In the video we talk about the how Tobacco affects the body, how addictive the substance is and how the physical tobacco entices consumers to buy it, among other things. During the project we discovered various things among them the fact that the tobacco industry is a largely negative industry since it causes problems to the general public either through the consumption of tobacco, product of which causes bad health problems and how it impacts other industries economically. The purpose of the video was to educate the public of the problem that is Tobacco and the Tobacco industry and give a professional outlook of the problem through interviews that we did and showed.

PSA: Food Safety

Posted by Haajirah Nur in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · C on
Food safety is a subject that impacts all of us. Recently there have been a number of bacterial outbreaks that have threatened our public health. Factors that play a big part in these outbreaks are lack of prevention control, hand washing, proper sanitation, following rules and regulations provided by FDA and FSMA and regulatory agencies such as the CDC and OSHA enforcing fines on corporations who do not implement food safety that were put in place to protect the public from outbreaks. The way that I contributed to this project is by researching and sharing my opinions and ideas in our PSA. I also conducted the interview. I think what I would have wanted to do differently was spend more time finding more people  to interview for more perspectives on the issue. Food safety issues have recently just been taken more seriously. researched has been stumped due to lack of money from the government to take care of the issue. The FDA has been finding more money to get technology that will benefit out mission on protecting our public health. The most meaningful part of this PSA was learning and getting to share what I learned to help our society come together for a cause that will in some way affect all of us.

HIV support group

Posted by Marian Heredia in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · E on

During this project I was a producer, editor, and interviewer. I think I did very well on everything. And, I actually liked the topic we choose because I think we had a very important message. Economy, politics, and our society play a big part in our healthcare. I mean, look at the recent arguments about whether vaccines are toxic or not. 

HIV PODCAST!!

Posted by Diamond Adams in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · E on
For our quarter 4 benchmark me an my partner spoke with a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia a HIV/AIDS organization with the information we received, we were able to create a PSA. It was fairly easy contributing to the project beings though I had help from my partner. It was easy because we found a way to split up the project components. Something we did well was come up with excellent interview questions and getting enough information to create our PSA. The most meaningful part would have to be actually interviewing someone who genuinely cares about this epidemic. 

TOBACCO PSA

Posted by Sarah Sam in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · E on
​PSA LINK

In this last benchmark for Human Anatomy, my group and I created a public service announcement focusing on educating people about the tobacco epidemic, and what we can do as a community into stopping this health issue. The information contained in the PSA covers the topics such as what is tobacco?  Who are the stakeholders in the tobacco industry? How are consumers being enticed by these tobacco products? As for my role, I edited and formatted the PSA. If I had a chance to do things differently I wish the video flowed better together. With any video, there is the question of how to design a video that will be engaging for your designated audience. From this benchmark, I experimented on what would be the best way to communicate all our research and information in a creative way. 

Teen Pregnancy

Posted by Sianni Wood in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · E on
Our video was about Teen pregnancy and how it affects their lives. I personally wanted to do this topic because it seemed most interesting and relatable. My mother along with a lot of my aunts and friends mother's were teen parents. It seems as if everyone knows someone who had a baby while they were teenagers. I contributed to the project by doing  lot of research on the statistics of teen pregnancy and helping out with the script. I communicated with my group very well. What I could of done differently was try not to procrastinate as much. The most meaningful part of the PSA was they we were all present and we all knew what we had to do and we got it done quickly and it cam out nice. 

Q4 Benchmark

Posted by Camilo Ruiz in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · E on
Our video is about HIV and what causes it and ways you can prevent it. HIV is a serious virus that can give patients many complications. HIV can affect things like mental health and the economy. People with HIV are often stigmatized and people aren't aware of how to get the disease. This ignorance causes discrimination. In this video we wanted to inform people so they know more about the virus. We all participated in the video. I think we did the video well but i think we could have used our time more wisely. 

Q4 Benchmark

Posted by Demo Nianghane on
In our video, we had a support group thing going on. This was to easily show and explain bits and pieces of our topic. We chose to do this topic because we all, or me at least, never really knew how HIV got treated, all the different ways you can contract it, etc. What we did well was relay the information. What could have been better was the videos we shot. The most meaningful part was learning while we get to share an important message.

Tobacco PSA

Posted by Miki Huang in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · E on
​For our benchmark this quarter, we had to make a PSA about a public health issue. A public health can be affected by a variety of factors ranging from the environment you're in to your genetics and health services. For example, the tobacco industry is one of the largest contributors to the economy in terms of product sales. However, their product negatively impacts the health of individuals productivity levels and contributing to medical costs. This causes the government to counter their impacts.There are several careers related to public health, this includes doctors, research, education, and etc.

In the video, we talked about what tobacco is and how it affects your body; as well as why it is a public health concern and what we can do to decreases it's damage. I chose this topic because there are several people I know who are chronic smokers and I thought that this is something that could help them better understand what they were doing to their bodies and to those around them. I also wanted to provide a continuation from our previous project, since we didn't really touch upon the topic of nicotine addiction. 
During this group project, my main role was to do the research for the information and to write the script for the video (not the skit). I think something we did well was being though with our information. However, we couldn't really fit it into a 7 minute video, which is something I think we could have improved on. 

HIV

Posted by Zaina Belgrave in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · E on
In our video we talk about HIV. It starts off with a skit of an HIV support group meeting and then transitions to us doing research on our own. We talk about what HIV is and how it affects your body. We also talk about different ways to contract HIV and how it affects different parts of the economy. I contributed a lot to the project. I did research and wrote the script for the video. I also provided a lot of direction for my group. I feel like I did well on the content of the checkpoints but I could have managed my time more. The ending of the PSA was really a good part because its just really nice.

Strokes, they can kill you. - A SLA@Beeber PSA

Posted by Jada Reynolds in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · C on

As you can tell from the title, my group and I did our PSA on strokes and heart disease. I wanted to work with this because heart disease is a larger spectrum for me to learn about one or more specific things. We decided to focus more on strokes. I think I did a good portion of the project. Tyheim did the most considering he got the interview and he edited most of the video by himself. I think something we could’ve done differently was getting more information to back up some of our claims, but we’re well past that now. The most meaningful part of the PSA was the informative portion with our interviewee Andrew Couchara.

Factors that affect public health can be overall lifestyle choices such as what foods you eat, how often you eat those foods, exercise, and genetics. Rich people tend to have better healthcare because they can afford it. They also tend to need it less because they can afford healthier foods, they have more time to exercise, and they probably live in cleaner environments where the lead isn’t as potent, and the air is less polluted.

Teen Pregnancy PSA

Posted by Lourdes Blazquez in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · C on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1knI5rC4HYs 
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Our video discusses the demographics of teen pregnancy and how society as well as politics has an influence over these numbers. We focused on the lack of preventative care surrounding young teen women and a way to better provide support and care to teen girls and teen moms to prevent more pregnancy. I contributed to the project by doing my fair share of research and editing the video. The most meaningful part of this PSA was getting to see how far we have come as a country in helping to push against teen pregnancy but we still have a ways to go. 

♥ Strokes Ain't No Joke

Posted by Tyheim Price in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · C on
In the video my group mates and I talk about heart disease and strokes, which are the leading causes of death world wide. I also interviewed a physicians assistant at the Heart Care Consultants in Philadelphia. We found out what a stroke is, what some of the main factors of a stroke is, and how to prevent getting heart disease. I choose this topic because heart diseases are common and I think the way my life is going I'm going to get a heart disease or two. Hopefully this project will prevent me from getting any... or just to get one. 
I personally think that I did almost everything for this project. I did checkpoint one by myself, I helped with checkpoint two, I did the interview by myself, I helped to record and edit as well. Jada and Caylin did help as well so credit to them.
I think the interview went really well, I just wish that the project video went better. 
I think the most meaningful part of the experience of creating the PSA was the interview, however I think that the video we made for the project did not do the interview justice and I do regret that. However, we did learn a lot doing this project and I don't regret that. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IRi0V51pf4