As our group was
thinking about where we can place our sticker, we had the idea to roam around
the downtown Tampa are, being that the downtown area is heavy populated area
with pedestrian traffic it would make a great place for our “this is public
health” tag. Since so many people walk around the area every day, placing our
sticker there would mean that it would be seen by thousands of people every
day. Meanwhile, it would be a great way to make Public Health awareness. Our
group chose to place our “This is public health” sticker on a “Keep Tampa
Clean” solar-powered trash compactor, located on Twiggs and Tampa Street.
Solar-powered trash compactors are one of the new technologies than compact the
trash that goes in it into small cubes meaning that it can intake a lot more
trash than the usual trashcans, there are no messes, and it takes let time to
clean up. Not only that but it being solar powered it also helps the
environment in our community by not using unnecessary energy. This represents a
public health issue in the matter of promoting good health for the general
population. Without trash cans alone, in the main streets of our cities, trash
would collect creating an unhealthy environment. Being that this trash can in
particular is a solar powered one means that it is doing its job to keep our
city clean whilst helping the environment in the process. This issue is
important because trash cans can be considered a luxury to some societies; in
our society we take advantage of the fact that there is a collection agency for
our trash around almost every corner. This issue is in the hands of public
health, cleaning up the streets was one of the first steps public health took
to keep everyone healthier and happier.
By: Digna
Baster, Mallory Danley, Stephen Nieves
Hey guys, this looks like a great posting! In class we talked about how we can prevent disease, and one of those ways was dealing with trash. For instance if we had no trash cans, or even over flowing trash cans, that could potentially attract animals that could serve as a host or reservoir for disease. By eliminating the trash with the available compactors we could prevent infectious agents from spreading disease. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI believe that this is an excellent idea for the public health sticker. Trashcans eliminate trash being on the street, which maintains a healthy environment for everyone. A healthy environment prevents illnesses and diseases and that is what public health is about.
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