donation centers that dispatch them, could be such a beneficial part
to our society’s health as a whole. Public health takes the emphasis
off of the individual and places it on communities or even the nation
in a broader spectrum. As a group we looked to place our “this is
public health sticker” somewhere there would be a greater frequency
for people to see in hopes that it would have a greater impact. We went to the blood drive being held at Jesuit High School by Florida Blood Services. Blood,
like water and air are essential needs of the human body, and blood is
in great demand. By donating blood, you are not only helping to save
or improve another human beings life, but at the same time blood
donations have proved to give the donor positive health benefits,
however Florida Blood Services and other “blood banks” do not just
donate blood.
FBS is also a screening service and they test every
blood sample that passes through their facilities, as a safeguard so
that recipients can have “assurance” that they are not going to come
across a disease or an infection by receiving blood. FBS also has a
commitment to transfusion medicine leadership by way of Education,
Research, and Training. Education is one of Public Health’s greatest
tools to help advance the movement that has seen our Life Expectancy
as Americans go up as well as a healthier overall lifestyle. The
donation of blood not only is beneficial to the donor, but the
recipient as well. With screenings alone, FBS serves a vast
geographical area that helps cut down on contraction of infectious
diseases and provides the donor with a free screen informing them of
their results and what measure to take. This safeguard is just one
preventative measure that helps the efforts of Public health, as well
as donating blood to “in need” patients that saves lives daily!!
Trenton Braxton Powers
Marlene Villaneuva
Quetia Revolte
Donating blood is a very important and simple process, unless you are terrified of needles. Just one donation of blood from one person can potentially help a handful of people and usually can only take about a half of an hour to complete the whole process. I think that the blood mobile is a great choice to place the "This is Public Health Sticker" because it makes it even more conveniant to donate blood. You can help out a lot of people by donating for example patients that have had severe blood loss, or the plasma is used to help burn victims and also the platelets which help the blood clot which is very important for people that are undergoing serious surgeries such as open heart surgery. Also the red blood cells are given to people that are anemic. All of these can be taken out of one donation so it is possible to help a couple different people in need with one donation.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great public health topic. Blood is always needed and I think some younger people are usually eager to give blood just because they can or because they know it's a good thing to do. I've given blood before and I like that they explain to you how many lives you are potentially saving and how great of a deed you are doing. So yes, donating blood is public health.
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