Eye Opener: My Ecological Footprint

For my portion of the Ecological Footprint, I took three quizzes to give me a better understanding of my role in the environent. The first quiz I took was the Score your Diet challenge. The reason for the quiz is to show how your diet scores correlate with nutrition, the environment, and animal welfare. There were a range of questions pertaining to my portion numbers of various types of foods consumed in a week. I scored the highest numbers in the vegetables and chicken categories which I thought were the right things to eat. After taking this quiz, I realized that I am ranked in the "good" category for my diet. I wasn't that suprised since I try to balance my diet and create a variety of fruits, vegetables, and dairy. I learned that I need to increase my fish and grain levels. Just because I'm in the "good" category, does not mean I can't make more improvements.

The second quiz I took part in was the Ecological Footprint. After creating my character, who looked rediculous, haha, I began the journey. Various questions regarding my transportation, diet, and recycling habits. My jaw dropped as I recieved the restults. According to this quiz, it takes 4.4 Planet Earths to provide enough resources for my lifestyle. What? That's crazy! I recycle, I take the bus to school, where have I gone wrong? This definetly opened my eyes that even though I'm aware of my environment, that I still have a lot of improvements to make. I will definetly have to reconsider how much I drive and how much electricity I use. Even simple steps such as turning off the focet while I'm brushing my teeth can make a difference.

The third quiz I took part in was the Travel Calculator. Lets just say that I have a lot of improvements to do. I am going to make an effort to ride the bus every day to school and car pool more often to other various activities. The summer time has a positive impact on my behavior since I car pool to work and limit my driving by rollerblading and bike riding. I cannot believe that I am worse than average! I was really taken back after seeing my results. I really hope to improve my score in the future!

I think that these quizes have really taught me a lesson. I know that I have a lot of improvements to make, but I'm leaving the challenge to myself nad to you!

Share and Voice: Steve's Photo Challenge

I felt like this photograph represents the goal we should all be striving for. It shows that if we work together as a team, we can make a difference. I think even the smallest changes we make in our every day lives such as recycling can make the biggest change in the long run. Teamwork is key as we save our planet. I thought that Steve's challenge was a very good idea for us to research. Go Green!

Share and Voice: National Teach-in on Global Warming

This Youtube video, National Teach-in on Global Warming,shows us a preview of how we can make a difference in our world. It explains the actions we need to take in order to upkeep our environment. I didn't realize that our carbon dioxide is as high as it indicates. We are the generation who can really make the difference! Little changes as simple as recycling can really make a huge difference if we all come together and work as a team.

Reflections: Weeks 1 and 2

*Hello Everyone! How have you been doing with your blogs? I have been working hard to make my blog interesting, but I have to admit I've gotten frustrated a number of times.


*Throughout the first week of Environmental Health we've gone through what the class entails and what Environmental Health means. The syllabus introduction showed us how to achieve the grade we are striving to get. The requirements have a broad range showing us how hard we each want to work if we deserve the ultimate grade. The second day of class was very interesting as we took part in an exercise about strategies. Each student had to fit within the rope circles throughout the classroom. It was very tricky for everyone to fit as the ropes were being eliminated throughout the exercise. We all put our heads together and came up with a solution to just put our feet in the middle of the circle at the end. The exercise showed me that we are all part of the same environment and that each person makes a difference in how we keep it under control.

*Week two got a little more intense as we learned how to create our own personal blogs. By using blogs, we can communicate with other students, Dr. V, and show others who are interested in our project what we are learning. It was priceless looking at all the confused faces as Dr.V was explaining our instructions about blogging. In the end, we all know what we need to do and how to go about it. It was neat learning about all the options you can add to your blog such as exercise tips for each day, youtube videos, and pictures regarding the topics we will be discussing. I never knew blogs could be so much fun! I may be frustrated perfecting my blog now, but can't wait to see the end result.

School has been flying by this semester as I am in my junior year. I am learning so much as I am taking part in Environmental Health. I am interested in what is yet to come as we explore through the semester. I am very happy that I have taken this course and excited to see how it will play into my Community Health major.
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Welcome to Christens Environmental Health

Hello everyone! I am glad you are interested in my blog. I am going to discuss what I've learned in Environmental Health this semester and also show you neat features and activities that you may take part in. Have fun and post a comment if you wish!

There are 5 possible types of posts on my blog. They include:
1. Advocacy Project
2. Eye Openers
3. Reflections
4. Reviews
5. Share and Voice

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The members of my web group are (group 1):

*Steve@ Steve Goes Green
*Heather@ Heather's Healthy Environment
*Kaileigh@ Kaileigh's Nature Log
*Kathy@ Choh's Changing Environment
*Shar@ Shar's Virtual Environment


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The Five Possible Types of Posts:

The 5 Posts:

1. Advocacy Project
2. Eye Openers
3. Reflections
4. Reviews
5. Share and Voice