We are slowly entering the end of the winter quarter, and I am honestly not ready for the course to end. I still have a few weeks left (as this is being written during the end of week 7 (wow!)). Yet, I feel as though I definitely could use another 5-6 weeks to further expand the growth I have achieved so far. These last two weeks have consisted of some of my favorite activities from the course. The two I specifically wanted to recap in this blog are the Love, Care, and Connection event, as well as the Fair Housing assessment for seniors in Barrio Logan. The Love, Care, and Connection event was something I truly did not expect to impact me as much as it did. Prior to the event, I had a general understanding of the work we would be doing. It was the conversations and witnessing the joy we brought, however, that truly made me realize how important events like these are (especially amongst our unhoused and low-income senior community). My most memorable moment from the event was working in the Games and Activities section. It allowed me to see them experiencing childhood-Esque joy (and even encouraged me to play a couple of rounds and fail miserably lol). The assessment of equitable senior communities in Barrio Logan reminded me of the reason why I wanted to pursue public health and environmental justice as a career. It's not only important to highlight the structural inequities and barriers in place but to highlight the resilience, comradery, and passion communities like Barrio Logan have.
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Kortni WashingtonKortni Washington is a Public Health major with a concentration in Health Policy and Management. She is Archives
March 2022
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