Don't Worry About A Thing...
...Cuz every little thing's gonna be alright.
Back from Hawaii. I'm relaxed, tan, and in a good place. Going to the beach every day with friends that have become ohana ("ohana means family") is the greatest thing in the world. Kenn, Allen, and Janet are perfect travel buddies. We had no fighting, except for when Allen punched Kenn. We did a lot of beach bumming, laying out, swimming, snorkelling, and hula-ing. It's hard to put our trip into words. Lots of laughing, lots of singing, lots of joking around (scuba?), and lots of good memories.
Oh, and I won the championship round of our hearts tournament by shooting! woohoo!
Pictures will be posted soon.
July 31, 2005
July 9, 2005
Another one bites the dust
The end of 2005 and 2006 are going to be crazy wedding periods.
Two of my nearest and dearest will be getting married. That's a whole other level from just attending or even coordinating weddings for friends. But, when they're girls you've known since you were like 10. OMG.
Congratulations to the latest to fall to the other side!! I love you and your team so much! It has and will continue to be such a wonderful joy and privilege to walk along side you!!
Karen will have the duties of posting pics this time.
The end of 2005 and 2006 are going to be crazy wedding periods.
Two of my nearest and dearest will be getting married. That's a whole other level from just attending or even coordinating weddings for friends. But, when they're girls you've known since you were like 10. OMG.
Congratulations to the latest to fall to the other side!! I love you and your team so much! It has and will continue to be such a wonderful joy and privilege to walk along side you!!
Karen will have the duties of posting pics this time.
July 7, 2005
Epidemi-what?
My boyfriend wants me to blog.
Somehow, I don’t have much to say lately. I’ve been enjoying unemployed life. Work starts on Monday! I only have 4 more days of freedom! Yikes!
**edit: Work starts a week from Monday. They pushed back my start date because I need to get fingerprinted and get a physical first. **
I can’t believe that I’m actually an epidemiologist. Not a program coordinator, but an epidemiologist. I have a profession. Granted, it’s a profession that most people don’t know anything about. The most common question I get when people ask me what exactly an epidemiologist is: “Do you study skin?” (Although, most of the time, it’s Allen being an ass and jumping in and asking that.). So, here we go kids. Your first (or for all you other PH people out there maybe your eight millionth) public health lesson.
Epidemiology (or just epi). From my epi 1 textbook:
“Epidemiology is the study of how disease is distributed in populations and the factors that influence or determine this distribution.”
The five main objectives of epi are:
1) to identify the etiology of the cause of a disease and the risk factors for a disease
2) to determine the extent of disease found in the community
3) to study the natural history and prognosis of disease
4) to evaluate both existing and new preventive and therapeutic measures and modes of health care delivery
5) to provide the foundations for developing public policy and making regulatory decisions relating to environmental problems.
Clear as mud?
Basically, I’ll be investigating outbreaks of diseases (West Nile, flu, etc.) and also helping develop policy for the county in terms of health services, disparities, and emerging diseases.
Ok, no more work talk.
My boyfriend wants me to blog.
Somehow, I don’t have much to say lately. I’ve been enjoying unemployed life. Work starts on Monday! I only have 4 more days of freedom! Yikes!
**edit: Work starts a week from Monday. They pushed back my start date because I need to get fingerprinted and get a physical first. **
I can’t believe that I’m actually an epidemiologist. Not a program coordinator, but an epidemiologist. I have a profession. Granted, it’s a profession that most people don’t know anything about. The most common question I get when people ask me what exactly an epidemiologist is: “Do you study skin?” (Although, most of the time, it’s Allen being an ass and jumping in and asking that.). So, here we go kids. Your first (or for all you other PH people out there maybe your eight millionth) public health lesson.
Epidemiology (or just epi). From my epi 1 textbook:
“Epidemiology is the study of how disease is distributed in populations and the factors that influence or determine this distribution.”
The five main objectives of epi are:
1) to identify the etiology of the cause of a disease and the risk factors for a disease
2) to determine the extent of disease found in the community
3) to study the natural history and prognosis of disease
4) to evaluate both existing and new preventive and therapeutic measures and modes of health care delivery
5) to provide the foundations for developing public policy and making regulatory decisions relating to environmental problems.
Clear as mud?
Basically, I’ll be investigating outbreaks of diseases (West Nile, flu, etc.) and also helping develop policy for the county in terms of health services, disparities, and emerging diseases.
Ok, no more work talk.