Assignment 1

Some issues I am worried about are different types of cancers, diabetes and obesity. Some types of cancer include skin cancer and lung cancer. I am worried because cancer has gone through my mother's side of my family. Diabetes and obesity are known to go hand-in-hand on my dad's side of the family because when family member's have gain weight, they have also gained Type 2 diabetes. 

I interviewed 3 different women: *Samantha, *Gretchen and *Regina. I asked them the same question about what heath issues concerned them the most and why.

*Samantha said that her name health concerns included cancer and stroke. Her father's side has been known to have cancer through out the family line. Her grandfather also suffered from a stroke during his life. 

*Gretchen said she is worried about obesity, alcoholism and skin cancer. She says she is concerned with obesity because she feels like she consumes a variety of junk food. Alcoholism is a concern because her family is known to have a different array of alcohol at family events. She is also concerned with skin cancer because her mother and herself go to the tanning salon multiple times during the week. 

*Regina is worried about obesity and skin cancer. She worries about obesity because she said she has noticed that she has started snacking late at night. She is also worried with skin cancer due to the fact that she is light complected and spends time outside in the sun.

Some of my concerns are similar to the people I interviewed, like cancer and obesity. *Samantha and I have a similarity with cancer because it runs on the father's side of the family. *Gretchen and I are similar, yet different because we are both concerned with cancer and obesity, but I am not concern with alcoholism like she is. *Regina and I are similar because we are both concerned with the same health issues. Cancer is a bigger concern because it can't necessarily be limited unless it is skin cancer and sunscreen is used on a normal basis. Obesity can at least be controlled by diet and exercise. 


(* indicates that the names are pseudo)

Hello,

My name is Kayla Garcia. I am from Arlington, Texas and 20 years old. I am a sophomore Health Studies, Pre-Occupational Therapy major. I am also the Member Coordinator of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. I enjoy being outside in the warm weather, shopping, crafting and photography. I am very interested in health, like learning new workouts or different foods to eat for a healthier life. I would rather go out in the sun and go for a walk in a park instead of being inside on a machine. I am also a kinesthetic person so I love to do things like dance, yoga or Zumba. Something that makes me unique is that I can make a 3 leaf clover with my tongue. It is something I just tried one day and have been able to do it ever since.

Something that I expect from this class would be to learn more about how to take care of my body as a woman. I would also like to learn things about different studies that were done on women for health reasons, like diabetes or cancer. Seeing that men and women are so different, I think that would be an interesting thing to get into. Hopefully I get to learn even more information from this class!