July 22-23rd, 2022

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Me presenting to the Dharma Internship Program

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During July 2022, I had the opportunity to present at 2 wonderful organizations: the Health Service Society of the United States (HSSUS) and the Dharma Internship Program (DIP).

 

At HSSUS, I presented for around 12 minutes total, outlining the guidelines for the 543210 program and examining the benefits of pursuing a more healthy lifestyle. While I was unable to put together a slideshow for the presentation due to short notice, I was able to connect with the audience easily, as they were eager to work towards self improvement.

 

My second presentation at DIP was actually outdoors, which I used as an avenue to discuss the drawbacks of the modern sedentary lifestyle. I also focused a lot during this presentation on physical activity as a whole, as the average person doesn’t obtain the recommended amount of exercise per day.

 

During my presentation at DIP, I actually surveyed the DIP group in order to measure the effectiveness of my campaign. After analyzing the responses from the 23 participants at the Dharma Internship Program, I found that there was a 12% increase in awareness of how to live a more healthy lifestyle, proving the effectiveness of our campaign. Additionally, 91% of participants (or 21 out of 23) expressed a desire to follow the guidelines we presented to them. 2 participants expressed in the written responses section that they appreciated how simple and straightforward the guidelines were.

 

Overall, I’m incredibly grateful that I was able to work with these organizations, and hope to hold similar presentations in the future.

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January 10th, 2023

After I created brochures to help individuals learn more about lifestyle medicine, Eiman (my new teammate) and I decided that we wanted to put them in an easily accessible location, and looked to local libraries as an option. 

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We were able to contact the Brookfield Public Library, and they agreed to have our brochures displayed in the front lobby. 

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January 11th, 2023

I created posters/fliers including similar information to what was in the brochures I previously made, and decided that it would be beneficial to place them in a location where people would be more likely to view and take them. I were able to contact a few physicians at Advocate Aurora Health and have them displayed in various areas throughout the building.

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January 14th, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waiting to present to a HOSA judge

 

My teammate and I entered the HOSA community awareness competition, during which we had to present a plan to increase awareness of a healthcare-related issue. We chose public health, and due to the fact that we had already completed some work to create change in our school, (we emailed a school official to try and change the health curriculum in the nutrition unit at our school) we were able to earn a Gold Achievement, 3rd Place, and advance to state. 

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February 26th, 2023

We published an article titled “Why You Should Eat Seasonal Produce” on Medium. Eiman wrote the article, while I later edited it.

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February 27th, 2023

I started a podcast that I hope to continue in the future titled “Establishing Healthy Habits.” The first episode was about the negative effects of sugar on the body and how to avoid excessive sugar consumption.