What is your favorite public health experience and why? “My favorite public health experience was conducting research and outreach in rural communities in the Central Valley to assess people’s level of knowledge and barriers to proper oral hygiene. It was so much more than providing a survey, I also provided health education to community membersContinue reading “Elizabeth Peña”
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Thomas Hogan
What is your favorite public health experience and why? “Connection to community. My best public health experience is when I get to embrace myself into the community. This can look like working with new people, coaching them, or simply meeting and volunteering in the local community.” What is your proudest public health moment and why?Continue reading “Thomas Hogan”
Erika
What is your favorite public health experience and why? “My favorite public health experience has been working with Roots Community Health Center in the South Bay with the COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites. I enjoyed the opportunity to help my community and I even got a chance to practice my Spanish from time to time!”Continue reading “Erika”
Laarni San Juan, RN, PHN, MPH
What is your favorite public health experience and why? “I truly enjoy being out in the community with families and children. Listening to their stories and how they live life is a window for me to learn about how communities thrive, survive, maintain, and access their livelihood. What I directly learn is beyond the textbooksContinue reading “Laarni San Juan, RN, PHN, MPH”
Kritica Joshi
What is your favorite public health experience and why? “I had the honor of volunteering and serving at a Community Health Center in East Oakland. What started as an opportunity to gain insight into primary care, became an experience that changed the trajectory of my life. The Wellness Center at East Oakland is the epitomeContinue reading “Kritica Joshi”
Kathy Reyes
What is your favorite public health experience and why? “In 2018, I attended the American Public Health Association annual conference. I presented a community assessment project examining local impacts of an anti-immigrant political climate. This was a favorite experience of mine because it cemented a passion for public health and inspired me to see aContinue reading “Kathy Reyes”
Erin Hubbard
What is your favorite public health experience and why? “My favorite public health experience is not a single event, but rather a culmination of work on a smoking cessation study for adults with serious mental illness. The opportunity to be involved and witness the strength and determination of participants who are facing challenges, including butContinue reading “Erin Hubbard”
Connie Tran
Why do you care about public health? “Public health focuses on prevention which is so critical to promote and protect the health of people and the communities where they live, work, and play. I don’t think we take a lot of preventative measures in our society. A lot of health issues that could be preventedContinue reading “Connie Tran”
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