Monday, February 5, 2018
M3.1 Biomonitoring
After watching the news special on CNN, I am in shock with the number of chemicals we are exposed to and the number of chemicals that can be found in children's blood streams. This means that children are being exposed to things that can cause potential side effects later on in life. Looking at the blood and urine test results for chemicals that have no "safe" levels makes me angry and very terrified for my health. My first thought is, "where could these chemicals have come from?" and my second question is, "what can I do to reverse these effects"? To think that these chemical exposures could lead to future illness completely alters my thoughts and ideas about preventative medicine. In behavioral health class we talked about patient behavioral health changes as their socioeconomic environment and less about the products they encounter. Moving forward as a public health professional, I am going to be wary of this.
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It is scary to think that there are many unknown chemicals around us that is causing harmful effects on our body, especially when it concerns our children. There has to be ways to determine where these chemical can be found and how it can affect us.
ReplyDeleteI had the same thoughts as you, Tina. I had a few questions running through my head when I was reading the blood and urine results. Especially knowing that these toxic chemicals can harm us in the future and already harm children, this news outrages me. But I am glad we learned about this now so we can be aware of these chemicals and health effects.
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