Image Source: Brett Sayles Click here to explore our multimedia project: Red, White and Blue. Racism is a systemic issue and permeates every aspect of life – including and especially health. Systemic oppression causes inequalities in housing, criminal justice, and so many other factors that worsen and shorten the lives of black and African AmericanContinue reading “Red, White and Blue – Multimedia Project”
Category Archives: JRN 4100
Final Reflection – JRN 4100
Image source: cottonbro I was not sure what to expect when I signed up to take a multimedia journalism class completely online during a pandemic. I had no new equipment to work with beyond what technology I already owned, so I was very skeptical that I could learn something new and valuable to my workContinue reading “Final Reflection – JRN 4100”
Lab 7 – Health and Education in Numbers
Image Source: Startup Stock Photos Health and Education According to AAFP.org, “adults who don’t finish high school can expect to live nine years less than their college-educated peers – and that gap is widening.” The link between education and health is an interesting one, though hardly perplexing. As AAFP puts it, “education typically leads toContinue reading “Lab 7 – Health and Education in Numbers”
A Year Alone
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it significant changes to nearly every aspect of life in 2020. The phrase, ‘in these unprecedented times’ seems to be part of a new, incredibly bizarre norm. Quarantine, masks, and a stomach-churning, always present fear of a virus we can’t seem to understand are now part of daily life.Continue reading “A Year Alone”
Lab 4 – Life with ADHD
Nathan, outside his apartment on Monday, October 12. He is returning from a morning of working as a TA on campus. Nathan is an Oakland University student studying chemistry. He has taken medication for ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, since he was 5 years old. Nathan walking to his car to commute to OaklandContinue reading “Lab 4 – Life with ADHD”
Lab 3 – My Health Story
Photo: Me posing for a photo outside my apartment on a weekend after work. Photo taken by my boyfriend. Sep. 2020 I would be lying if I said self care came easily to me. I’ve never been the best at taking care of myself or knowing when to stop and take a deep breath toContinue reading “Lab 3 – My Health Story”
Lab 1 – Responding to Health Stories
Photo Credit: Ryan Millier When I hear ‘health stories’ in reference to journalism, I first think of articles talking about yoga, benefits of various ‘superfoods’ and, of course, articles documenting the work being done to create a vaccine for COVID-19. The Center For Health Journalism does show you a bit of that – but whatContinue reading “Lab 1 – Responding to Health Stories”
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