By Eleanor Chao, 2029
The Public Health Club is new this year, started by Esha Girase, Ria Girase, and Claire Morrissey. It focuses on promoting health in the BHS community through encouraging healthy habits and sharing poll data. Each of the three club leaders were interviewed, and the answers in this interview transcript are a blend of their responses.
TRANSCRIPT:
Q: What is public health?
A: Public health is the overall health of communities and populations.
Q: What is the goal of your club?
A: The goal of our club is to promote awareness about public health in the BHS community, host fundraisers and drives, and educate students about public health issues.
Q: What makes it unique?
A: We have a lot of health clubs in our school but they are primarily for future healthcare or emergency care students, but ours focuses more on the community.
Q: What will you be doing during club meetings?
A: We will be planning for future events, making posters for awareness, and learning about how public health affects communities such as BHS.
Q: Why should people join?
A: People should join to attend fun events, such as a sunscreen drive at the end of the year, meet new people, and learn new things. (You can also get community service hours!)
Q: Where and when are meetings?
A: Meetings are every other Thursday in B108
Q: How can people stay updated?
A: People can stay updated through emails, google classroom(6jlpfbpp), and instagram(@bhs.publichealth)
