Final Blog

I had learn a great deal about different aspects of environmental health, many information I had no knowledge about before, and some topics were eye openers. I was very surprised to learn that I am surrounded by many toxic chemicals and the harmful substances in our food. I really liked the small group blogging experience because it provides me a way to see my group members different views on the topics and it is very insightful. I thought the class was structured appropriately, and I loved the readings and the videos were very interesting. I would recommended adding a module of urbanization and the effect it is having on the environment because I think it is an important issue to address. But overall this have been a great course, which have expanded my understanding and knowledge go environmental health.

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  1. UnknownApril 30, 2018 at 12:05 PM

    I think that adding a lesson about urbanization would be incredibly interesting during this course. I agree, this class really opened my eyes to so many different topics. There were times where I didn't even want to leave my house because I was terrified of the toxic chemicals we could potentially be exposed to in our environment lol. But anyways, it was such a pleasure working with you and Tina as well. It was really interesting to learn about your opinions regarding the different topics we wrote about. I know you're going to be a great pharmacist with an MPH!

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  2. UnknownApril 30, 2018 at 9:42 PM

    Hi Feng, Thanks so much! It has been wonderful working with you. I also really enjoyed the videos and readings. It added a lot of depth and I was able to really place the things we were learning into the real world.

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