M14.4 Blog: Think About It - Website Exploration

The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health has great information on the environmental impacts and preparedness for disaster safety. They give useful information on what to do in a disaster and how to help your loved ones. There are many safety precautions that must be taken in terms of a natural disasters that occur. We hope that we could use this information to prevent natural disasters and provide safety procedures for those in need when a natural disaster hits. Again, the NCDM and Public Health site does help those when it comes to providing safety whenever any natural disaster exists. I think it is definitely important for us help others when it comes to natural disasters as well and hoping we are in a state that is good for all.

In my area, there are many churches and government facilities that have healthcare professionals working there that help my community. They have master plans in what to do in fire and earthquake disasters. They also have ways to network and notify others you are in a safe zone which is great for family members. These facilities also provide for temporary shelter and where to go in case of an evacuation for those who do not have another place to go in case of an emergency. My community in San Bernardino is great to help those in need, especially for safe and protective methods. 

M12.9 Blog: Climate Change

I think what I find most troubling about climate change is global warming and the issue of the earth getting warmer and warmer as the years go by. I think we need to focus more on what global warming is and what we are doing to affect it. I think we need to address this issue with our government as well and implement policies that will help our planet. I think it also needs the greatest attention with our government. We need to start to fund research for global warming as well. It’s sad sometimes that we do not address this issue at hand and we need to force many leaders to help. I think we must make leaders aware that we global warming not only affects the environment but also us as organisms.

I would explain it to a relative by asking them what normal things they do. Many normal things like air conditioning emission lead to the rising of  global warming. Also, I would ask them if they like the heat and if it is something they find bearable to live in. Many people do not appreciate the heat and would like us to limit heat, so I would explain it to my relatives that heat is a problem and show them the statistics of global warming. 

M11.5 Blog about a Zero Waste Life

A zero waste life is a difficult but doable concept but it does a commitment and I think it is manageable to do. There are some small steps you can take to live a zero waste life. I think first every person needs to establish your “why.” Everyone decides to do it but I believe it is difficult to initiate it. Most people need discipline to attempt to make moves to create a zero waste lifestyle, including myself. Some small changes though I can make is assessing my waste first. Seeing how much waste and how much I am contributing to waste. The easiest place for us to start is assessing what kind of waste I am collecting and how to prioritize what waste I have. There are area’s of waste from my lifestyle that I must assess.

Again, I believe it does not happen overnight and I think we should try to first understand the process to understand.I also think we need to commit to having a zero waste life. It is difficult to commit to these things first but I believe it does help. Another things I believe we need to do is try to help others to commit to a zero life and have them help our environment.We must attempt to make a collective effort to change the environment when it comes to creating a zero waste life. We must try to encourage all to limit our waste usage. I also think we can start by educating each other on a zero waste lifestyle by helping each other with limiting waste.