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Public Health Personal Statement

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I have earned a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration in a school of public health which has equipped me with the knowledge of major health factors including the most important which are the determinants of health such as social factors. My degree has allowed me the capability of analyzing all health and safety hazards for people to live in a safe, healthy environment. Poor health outcomes are a result of interactions between individuals and their social and physical environment when exposure to crime, violence, and social disorder are high. By knowing this and other risk factors, I am have the skills to deal with the demands of protective services and the benefits that come with this work environment. Such job related skills including, …show more content…

This experience allowed me to view life in a healthcare perspective in a poorer country. I was able to compare living standards of U.S. Citizens to those who live in poverty stricken areas of Brazil. I gained new strengths by adapting to an unfamiliar environment and culture differences. Studying abroad gave me the ability to learn quickly to take initiative in handling difficult situations and handle the stress of being in a new environment. I developed an open-mindedness through experience in different ways of living. I am now able to manage achieving goals despite obstacles of intercultural competency barriers by using self-knowledge, self-reliance, and perseverance. I can integrated strategic thinking skills while functioning with a high level of ambiguity. Also, I am able to articulate key public health concepts, including: the demographic and epidemiological transitions, different disease burdens, risk factors, and critical issues in the delivery of health services. All in all, these skills will allow me to be a competitive employee for protective services. I am capable of handling with all of the high demands that this job …show more content…

It was during that time that I gained experience in working with elderly and disabled. It was a rewarding experience and during my time there was when I knew that having a career where I can help those who are unable to care for themselves was the career for me. By donating just a few hours out of the day to assist those in a nursing home had such a huge effect on the residents who lived there. Taking the time to listen, understand, and relate to those people meant the world to them. Not only was I able to developing relationships with people from a different background and generation from me; but, I was able made lasting impressions on those people and was able to help improve their lives. I learned that it's important to take time and understand those who live in facilities because they have been taken out of environments that they're used to but they have also lost some of their freedom because they are no longer able to completely take care of themselves. Therefore, I’ve learned it's important to take up time with those people who no longer have the same freedom they once had. It may take some longer than others to adjust to their new conditions. By spending time with residents in long term care facilities, I've learned that by me being younger, it makes them feel better to share some of their life experiences. I know that consistency is important for

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