Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Common Dorm Sicknesses

My service learning project is dealing with common sicknesses that many students that live in the dorms may be exposed to. Our job is to research many of these sicknesses and keep students in our dorms aware of what they are, how they effect you, and what you can do to prevent them. We will be putting up posters and fliers in our dorms promoting healthy practices and letting students know what symptoms may be like and how to properly protect themselves. Also we will be doing an informational night in my dorm where people can come an ask questions and be informed that way as well. Hopefully we will be able to learn about some of the sicknesses ourselves because there is so much out there that students in dorms are exposed to. Our goal is to make ourselves and other students more aware of what kinds of diseases and sicknesses are around them. Hopefully making a healthier community.

2 comments:

Sarah Fahrenkrug said...

That sounds really cool! It's neat that you are doing something that directly affects us as students, especially during this time when people seem to be getting sick left and right. It will be interesting to learn more about what's out there, what we should be careful of, and how we can keep ourselves from getting sick. Good luck!

Adam G. said...

Chris, this is one of the best projects I have seen. It is a very good way to still learn a lot and also to help not only your classmates but also everyone on campus. I am actually writing an english paper about why we get sick in the winter and not usually in the summer so this may help.