Student Reflection, 6/30/14
“The highlight of the day was going over the schedule for the Urban Health Fellowship. Today’s schedule is: Breaking the Ice, Walking Out, Lecture from mentors, Discussing issues that affect us, meet others and make acquaintances.”
– Lee Greenwood
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, in a 2009 report stated, the death rate for African Americans was higher than Whites for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and homicide.
In response to the health crises impacting communities of color, SJLI with funding from The California Wellness Foundation has developed a five-week, hands-on internship and training fellowship. A Fellow wrote the preceding journal entry during his Urban Health Fellowship training.
Cameron Meadows – Urban Health FellowStudent Reflection, 7/3/14
“Today we learned about the things that are advertised in our community. We walked in stores and looked around to see what they had. We looked for both good and bad foods. The goal was to see which type of food they advertised most and to which people. We also looked to see what type of foods were W.I.C. and EBT acceptable. We walked around the neighborhood analyzing the ground. We looked at the ground to find out the status of the sidewalk. We checked for cracks in and on the sidewalk and to see if anything blocked the walk path. Some ways to fix the sidewalks in Inglewood are to raise awareness, make a petition, and have people sign the petition, take the petition to city hall, and address the situation.”
– Cameron Meadows
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, in a 2009 report stated, the death rate for African Americans was higher than Whites for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and homicide.
In response to the health crises impacting communities of color, SJLI with funding from The California Wellness Foundation has developed a five-week, hands-on internship and training fellowship. A Fellow wrote the preceding journal entry during his Urban Health Fellowship training.
Shayquan Baldwin – Urban Health FellowStudent Reflection, 7/3/14
“My highlight of the week was getting up in the morning and knowing I had somewhere important to be. I loved the part where we walked around and learned about the community. I realized that the streets in our community have a lot of cracks in the cement and massive pot holes that need to be fixed. I liked walking around and seeing how low the planes fly and how that causes pollution. Another highlight of my week was when the chef came and cooked for us and made salad. He taught us stuff we can eat instead of fast food places like McDonald’s, Jack in the Box etc.”
– Shayquan Baldwin
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, in a 2009 report stated, the death rate for African Americans was higher than Whites for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and homicide.
In response to the health crises impacting communities of color, SJLI with funding from The California Wellness Foundation has developed a five-week, hands-on internship and training fellowship. A Fellow wrote the preceding journal entry during his Urban Health Fellowship training.
Brandon Bell – Urban Health FellowStudent Reflection, 7/9/14
“The highlight of my day was the Chef’s cooking. I liked it because he cooked foods that I have never tasted before. Also, he mixed foods that I never thought would have been able to be put together. I’ve also really liked the bragging sessions that have been going on. I’ve gotten to know and meet so many new people. I feel like I have gained independence in my own life. Even though I get tired of bussing here and home, I like coming to this and I know it will help me in my future to become a doctor.”
– Brandon Ball
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, in a 2009 report stated, the death rate for African Americans was higher than Whites for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and homicide.
In response to the health crises impacting communities of color, SJLI with funding from The California Wellness Foundation has developed a five-week, hands-on internship and training fellowship. A Fellow wrote the preceding journal entry during his Urban Health Fellowship training.
Urban Health Fellowship July 10, 2014Journal Entry 7/10/14
Today we learned about our personal brand. I realized that body language and language can be the difference between your dream job and a regular day job. The way you dress can determine the attitude that people think you have. The colors that you choose to wear mean everything. Good colors for black males are blue, light blue, and purple.
Urban Health Fellowship July 11, 2014Journal Entry 7/11/14
Today we learned about the heart. We learned that the heart has four different chambers. We also learned that the veins cycle blood back to the heart. We also saw a presentation on the health in LA County. The data from each county was broken down and color coded. Inglewood and Compton, cities that are primarily black and Latino had the worst health. When he showed us these statistics, I realized that we have the short end of the stick. We have too many fast food restaurants where we live and not enough healthy choices.
Desmond James – Urban Health FellowStudent Reflection, 7/14/14
“On Monday we went to UCLA to the Micro Lab to see Dr. Omai. We went to the Lab and we looked at how to separate blood. He told us that people who do liver transplants can cost up to 700,000; and that’s a whole lot of money. Dr. Omai also showed us how a tapeworm. lives, and we also got a chance to hold it. When we went to the EMT they showed us how to do CPR. We also went to the police station and were able to sit inside of a jail.”
– Desmond James
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, in a 2009 report stated, the death rate for African Americans was higher than Whites for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and homicide.
In response to the health crises impacting communities of color, SJLI with funding from The California Wellness Foundation has developed a five-week, hands-on internship and training fellowship. A Fellow wrote the preceding journal entry during his Urban Health Fellowship training.
Urban Health Fellowship July 15, 2014Journal Entry 7/15/14
Today we went back to UCLA. We went to the UCLA Hospital and learned how to do CPR.The EMT students gave us a tour of the Ambulance. They have a lot of things inside of the ambulance. There are lots of ice packs and gauze wraps. After they showed us their ambulance, they gave us a demonstration of what an actual call looks like, then showed us how to properly do CPR. After, we toured the Police Station. They showed us everything in the station. Inside of the station they had four cells. They also had an office for each office in the building. I found it interesting that you don’t have to be sworn in to become an officer.
Donaven Gross – Urban Health FellowStudent Reflection, 7/17/14
“Today we learned about lung cancer. Lung cancer treatment requires a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy as well as newer experimental methods. Lung cancer is predominantly a disease of the elderly. Almost 70% of people diagnosed with lung cancer are 65 years of age and older while less than 3% of lung cancer patients are 45 years of age and under. This is very important because there are a good amount of elders in Inglewood.”
– Donaven Gross
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, in a 2009 report stated, the death rate for African Americans was higher than Whites for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and homicide.
In response to the health crises impacting communities of color, SJLI with funding from The California Wellness Foundation has developed a five-week, hands-on internship and training fellowship. A Fellow wrote the preceding journal entry during his Urban Health Fellowship training.
Brandon Ball – Urban Health Fellow
Student Reflection, 7/21/14
“On Monday, I went to UCLA and go to meet and talk to EMT’s and also look around their station and learn things about their career. I got to see them do a drill with each other. In their drill a man got hit by a car and fell off of his bike. The first thing I noticed was they checked to see if he could have a spinal injury. She asked him questions to make sure he was conscious and nothing was wrong with his brain. He had a couple of bruises but they were nothing too serious. But to make sure that he didn’t break something, especially his spine, they made sure to keep his body in a flat position. To get him into the ambulance, they got a board to place him on so his body would stay still.”
– Brandon Ball
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, in a 2009 report stated, the death rate for African Americans was higher than Whites for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and homicide.
In response to the health crises impacting communities of color, SJLI with funding from The California Wellness Foundation has developed a five-week, hands-on internship and training fellowship. A Fellow wrote the preceding journal entry during his Urban Health Fellowship training.