Throughout this term i was overall satisfied with the direction of the course. We learned a lot of things that I expected to learn as well as things I didn't expect to learn. For instance: I expected to learn about what HIV and Aids were as well as a few STD's, What i didn't expect to learn about was the Tuskegee experiment and the Tearoom Study however, I am very glad that I did. Both of those events as well as many others mentioned in class are of extreme importance for people of our age to know and be learning about. This course should most definitely be taught at a university level and I am very glad that it is.
Being on a college campus always keeps you at risk of contracting a form of a STI or STD. The knowledge that I have acquired through out this course will aide my judgment when considering promiscuity. Also, if i by some chance were to contract something I would have an idea of what it was and how to cure it, if possible.
Learning about how important it is to use a condom was an extremely useful thing to learn. I came into this class understanding it was important however I am leaving the class realizing it is not an option.
If I were to change the course in one way it would be to add the day where you get to practice putting condoms on bananas. Just like Lisa had promised in the beginning. I always see health teachers doing that in the movies and never understood why we didn't get to. Other then that, perhaps a little less busy work when doing the anthology. With that said, this course was a success.
I too learned a lot about the different ethical cases in the United States. I have previously taken a few ethical courses, but it was interesting to learn how these cases play into public health issues. Also, this course has definitely taught me that using a condom is a must!
ReplyDeleteI thought the class was pretty awsome. I think it was amazing to see the comparisons of all the different STI/STD's that we studied breifly in class.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you man, putting condoms on a bananna would have been a good activity to do.
It is crazy to see what we learned in class during this term and relaize how prevelent and important the information is as not only students but citizens. If only other countries had the access to be educated on such health topics that we learned in class, imagine how affective it wold be?
I also was not expecting to learn about the Tuskegee Study or the Tearoom Trade Study. I was expecting to learn about AIDS and STDs and it's affect on the body. I wasn’t expecting to learn about ethics in testing for treatments either. This class was interesting, but also devastating to hear what people had to go through in order for us to have the information we have today and what people still go through living with AIDS in other countries. I’d have to agree with putting condoms on bananas for practice would be a good addition! It’s so cliché, but it would be a good story for everyone to have.
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