Blog 5 Working Conditions

After watching these videos it sadden me to now that large companies are taking advantage of women in poorer counties  such as Haiti and Tijuana  to work with such low pay and horrible working conditions.  The fact the worker are only asking for 60 cent in US dollars and aren’t receiving that much is unacceptable, I don’t think it’s fair for big name companies to exploited these people when they make such large profit from the products theses people help produces.  For Diseny to say oh it is ok to pay these people such little amount of money because they standards of living is much less then the US is unbelievable.  Obviously, these people are not making enough money because they cannot afford the minimal things they need, their children are surviving on coffee and sugar water but $2.40 a day is enough money to live off of.  In the US, there are certain work standards that employers have to uphold, I think that even as companies outsource their job they should still want to uphold their company to the same standards, providing their worker with a safe and healthy work environment.  I think that the women in the Maquilaopolis video have the right idea that in order to make a change they have to educate themselves and peers about what is happening.

Blog 4 Misconception

After watching the interview of Megan the 25-year-old graduate student with Bipolar from chapter 12 it really change my thinking and what I thought Bipolar was.  Megan described a time where she was manic for about 3 months, which caused her to be really productive, which I don’t see as a bad thing, but then it got to the point where she wasn’t sleep or eating.  She began to perceive situation as safe when they were not and vice versa.  I was always under the impression that Bipolar caused a person to have an extreme emotion one minute and then another extreme emotion the next, where it is impossible to read the persons emotional state.  I know this disorder can vary from person to person but I wasn’t aware that stress could be a contributing factor, and how important stress management is.  Megan talks about how she has stress relief tactics to make sure she doesn’t get to the point where she is really stress out, such as lighting candles, listening to music and working out every day.  I think that these are great tactics to have whether or not you have this disorder to keep stress at bay.

Blog 3

If I had a friend come to me a who suspected that they may have an STD I would offer them moral support and try and ease their worries by letting them know that it could possibly be nothing but they should still get tested because some STD do not have symptoms. I would help them find a nearby clinic that maybe offers free confidential testing. I would mainly be there for moral support, offer to take them to the doctor and just be that person that they feel comfortable talking to, but I would also chastise them about the mistake they made leading up to an STD scare. Many people think, “Oh that can’t happen to me” and most of the time it does happen to that person. If a friend came to me with this problem, first and foremost I would be there as a friend not judging, just listening. If everything turned out ok, I wouldn’t want my friend walking away from the situation with the same attitude of, “that couldn’t happen to me”, I would want them to know the consequences of their actions and how it could affect their life.

Babies: Blog 2

.The social norms of when and how old a women should be when she has children has changed so much over the years.  Before women in their twenties were getting married and having children, now most women do not have children until they are at least 30.  I swear every time I get on Facebook some girl from my high school is either pregnant or has had a child and my first thought is “girl what is wrong with you?”  If you think about,  the only reason I ask this question is because having children in your early twenties married or unmarried is something that many people don’t agree with anymore, getting married at a young age really isn’t acceptable anymore.  Right now, I am a single, 21-year-old college student, working a part-time job, whose parents still pay for some of my needs and wants.  If I were to have children now I really would not know what to do, sure, some maternal instinct would kick in, but financially and emotionally, I would not be ready.  I do not think I would be ready to give up my selfish way and give all my time and attention to a child, but most of all I would not be about to provided for it.

Somewhere in my future, I do see myself having children; in fact, I would like to have 3 boys and a girl.  In order for that to happen, I feel that I need to be in a stable place in my life where my children will have no concerns or worries.  If I were married, with a great job right now I see nothing wrong with going forward and having children only because then I know they will be well taken care of.  Overall, my thoughts on having children are that, though age plays a big part, it more so has to do with being financially and emotionally ready.  Both parents have to be willing to influence another human being in a manner that benefits society as a whole.

Healthy Behavior: Adolescents

With children, all things learned first start at home, whether it be from the parents, siblings or the TV shows they are able to watch.  Children are like little sponges, whatever you do or say, they absorb it and spit it back out with their own little twist to it.  The same goes with making healthy decisions for you and your children, if they see their parents sitting on the couch eat a cheeseburger, what do you think they will want to do?  Setting an example of a health lifestyle is very important for young children development and their future as adults.  The behaviors they learn as young children will most likely follow them on through adulthood.  So what can be done to encourage this behavior early on?  First of all children are naturally active, so let them use all of that energy.  Placing children in sports, dance classes, or just encouraging them to play outside with other children instead of playing video games, watching TV, or on the computer are great ways to keep them active. 

Secondly, getting children to eat healthy is equally as important as keeping them active.  As children, they have little say about what they want to eat, sure, some children can be picky eaters but if parents are putting the right foods in front of their children, they are still getting their proper nutrition.  Life can sometimes be hectic and there is not always time to make a healthy home cooked meal but there are always better choices than the drive thru window.  Planning meals or teaching children how to prepare simple meals helps eliminate the stress of preparing meals and still give children a healthier option. 

Now since children are not always under the supervision of their parents, it is still up to the parents, health educator, and community individuals to make healthier choices available out side of the home for children to take advantage of.  Once children are constantly expose to health behavior choose, making healthy decision will become second nature. 

Bio

My Bio

My name is Amber and this is my second semester as a Health Studies major.  I really enjoy shopping and traveling but most of all I love spending time with my family and friends.  After completing my first semester of health studies I found that I have a real interest in childhood obesity.  I definitely want to become more involved and learn more about the subject and ifeel like being a health study major is the right place for me to do so.  After graduating and taking a year or two to get settled I want to go back to school and get my masters in Health Care Administration.

For this class, I hope to grain an overall understanding of women’s health, not just for the sake of knowledge but for my own health and well-being. I feel as though this class will provide me a tremendous amount of information that I can take and share with the different people I may come in contact with.  On other note, the one thing that makes me unique is that I love to dance; I mean I dance to pretty much anything, just put the music and I will move.

Well that is all folks, good luck this semester.