In November 2015, my world was changed because my daughter was born. As a new mom, I had a hard time getting through baby blues due to sleep deprivation, breast engorgement, worrying about insufficient breastmilk and being a good mom. I felt isolated and lack of social support since I was the first one being a mom among my friends, as a racial minority in the U.S. and an international student. At the one-month checkup, I did a survey from the pediatrician about postpartum depression, and I got 7 points out of 10. I decided to go out and looked for new mom groups and talked to them; I realized that I was not alone. The experience inspired me to find solutions to benefit new moms and this community and to explore the role of technology in personal …show more content…
I took Professor Andrea Parker’s Human/ Computer Interaction course. I sought her out to explore about HCI and her research. My conversation with Andrea helped me realize the enormous scope of combining technology with personal health. With my keen interest in this field, I joined Andrea’s research group working with Yawkey Boys and Girls Clubs and Orchard Garden, focusing on how technology can help kids promoting wellness. As an observer and facilitator, I took field notes and gathered data from their survey, and also assisted in qualitative analysis. Having interacted with the kids for half a year, I learned more about the barrier of improving the awareness of physical activity and wellness among the the low socioeconomic …show more content…
I worked as a user experience/ web designer intern for Illumina, a biotech company based in San Francisco Bay area. My daily work included user interview, finding the right problems, created a scenario, designed wireframes and flow, and developed prototypes rapidly. As a designer, I have to make decisions every day, with a reason. The rationale behind each design decision either comes from the interview data/ field notes while observing or from the design and behavior theories. I also did usability testing with users and based on the result; I modified the design, and finally, I developed a new intranet system in 3 months. Last month, I received an email from my supervisor at Illumina and was glad to know they are still using the website that I designed.
Alongside the growing interest in HCI, I am more concerned about the wellness of people, particularly after becoming a mother. I care about the health of my family and other families like us, and the community. I was particularly interested in human/ computer interaction in the context of personal health, exploring how technology can support the upper-stream of health behaviors, including self-reflective methods. Also, I was keen on understanding user behavior, and learning how users interact with the
The goal of Healthy People 2020 is to improve health, fitness, and quality of life through daily physical activity. Many campaigns have been conducted by many organization like Michelle Obama in the “Let’s Move” campaign to help against child obesity. “The Let’s Move campaign will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources” (Meyer, 2010). Despite the effort to increase physical activities among the youth, only a few people who find the incentive to participate in such campaign. Recent technology has allowed us to monitor how much we move, how many calories we burned and what is our heart rate via a smart watch. In disease prevention
The Better Health Association is always looking for stronger ways to connect with individuals within our community. As technology has increased, individuals spend large amounts of time online or on their cell phones. Our goal is to develop an app which will allow a Better Health patient to access any time of the day 24-7. Benefits of the app will include tips on health education, which in return will allow the patient the opportunity to take preventive steps in taking care of themselves. I will deepen the leadership and management practice in order to strengthen the organization to fulfill our goals.
The client weight is 70 kg and has maintain same weight for past 10 years and is 5 years
My passion and determination to undertake study within the mental health sector dwells from the insight I have been privileged to gain in my current role as a link care coordinator, working with people who suffer from a range of ailments within the mental health spectrum; from learning disabilities, Alzheimer’s, Dementia, OCD, Autism to name but a few.
I am drawn to family medicine by this same appreciation for humanism that is evident to me among practitioners in this field. I am similarly motivated and excited by the intellectual challenges, scope, and meaningfulness offered by a career in family medicine. I strive to join a residency program that will provide rigorous clinical training among a diverse patient population while offering extensive resident responsibility for patient care. I believe that a family medicine residency program will inspire me to excel and arm me with the tools I need to achieve my future goals. Upon completion of residency, I aim to devote myself to serving the underserved while dedicating time to conducting research and participating in community and medical
The article uses the personal anecdotes of two female students, Victoria Baskerville a first-year student of biological sciences at UMBC and Sanethia Thomas, a second-year Ph.D. student of human-centered computing at UF. This allows the readers to get the first hand proof that these systems in place are helping on a personal level and therefore should be continued.
I have chosen to enter the field of Mental Health Counseling at this particular time in my life because I would like to learn the skills needed to help people with their life and mental health issues. While attending the University of Saint Joseph during my undergraduate years I took various courses that have led me to making my decision. The courses I took focused on business, biology, social work, and psychology. After graduation I decided to take a year off and gain work experience in customer service and health care. I wanted to experience working with the people in my community. I was hired as a pharmacy technician at a Walgreens in Vernon. Working as a pharmacy technician has been a very rewarding experience for me and I learned a lot about people and their unique needs. I also learned about patient care and how to be pacient and understanding under stressful situations.
There are few certainties of what one will encounter during life. A common joke names two: death and
You always here goals about people wanting to lose weight. More often than not people are going to the gym to try and lose weight. There’s also those few people who want to put on weight. I happen to be one of those people. My goal is to gain 10 pounds of muscle by the time I start my next semester which would be August 22nd, putting me at 180lbs. This has been a goal of mine for a while, but I haven’t put it into action until now.
PERSONAL STATEMENT Growing up as a girl in a developing country, an alarming rate of preventable deaths and increased morbidity occurred due to inadequate health care services. This made me wonder: "Of what meaning would my life be if I end up living just for myself without positively impacting the lives of others?" Due to the crippling effect of illness on human potential, I decided to devote my life to primary care to provide standard quality health care to as many people as possible, especially those with limited access. As an aspiring Family medicine physician, my career goal focuses on prevention, accurate diagnosis, and efficient management of disease to ensure a successful recovery to baseline functioning.
My interest for public health stems from the need to aid numerous people in disease and injury prevention, health protection, and strategies for health promotion. I hope to earn a Master of Public Health with a focus in the area of health care management as well as hospital administration in relation to public health policy development and education. I aspire to develop enhanced intervention policies that can provide the population with direct access to primary health care due to public health preparedness education and strategic planning.
Pursing a career as a medical doctor is an opportunity for me to mentor youth in underserved populations. As a child, I was raised in the low income, urban community of Roxbury, MA. Although not as notorious today, the neighborhood had garnered negative attention for its high crime rates. My mother emigrated from Haiti and raised me as a single parent. Due to our financial circumstance, Roxbury became our permanent residence. I have always felt there was something lacking in Roxbury in comparison to other towns I visited. My teenage years were largely spent in the suburban town of Stoneham where I attended high school. There was a literal difference in air quality and a psychology contrast in future prospects. While native students of
The goal I chose is to live a healthy lifestyle which in terms will add years to my life. In this transformation I chose to eat healthier, exercise more, drink plenty water and add supplements to my personal wellness plan. I will devote a significant amount of time to each area of this wellness plan over the next eight weeks to get the ultimate results. Below are specific goals and a plan of action that I will be doing over the course of eight weeks; in an effort to make lifestyle changes. I will be reviewing the various area of my health deciding which areas I would like to make improvements. My present situation is that I have gained a significant amount of weight that has made my life a little uncomfortable. I started by making a chart to track my plan of action in each area that I will be working on.
“Thirty-six percent of Millennials are using an app or other means to track daily food and beverage intake, compared to 22 percent of the population” (Kubitz and Raymond). While it may sound a bit excessive, the incorporation of technology into tracking one’s health is invaluable if used correctly. It is obvious that millennials are extremely gifted at finding newer and better ways to do things. As they spend more time on doing something new and different, they also make advances to the way that the world works. Without technology, the world would be at a standstill, and the fact is that millennials are great at utilizing technology.
I am writing in response to your advertisement for the aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa position at bbbbbbbbb, as advertised on carreerbuilder.com. I am currently a master of public health in Biostatistics student at the University of South Florida. I have also completed a PhD degree in Economics with econometrics as major from Laval University in Canada, a Master of Science degree in Macroeconomics with Finance and International Trade as majors, a Master of Art and an undergraduate degree in Economics with minor in Management and Accounting. Hence, my academic background has provided me with a broad understanding of public health as well as economic issues. My background has helped me strengthen my analytical and quantitative skills. I have the ability to analyze financial or economics data for economic policies or business decision making purpose. I am equally able to perform all data management activities for public health research including impact evaluation and clinical trials. As a result respectfully submit this letter of application, for I believe my experiences and commitment to rigorous statistical analysis and impact make me well qualified to