Timera Donald Philosophy

Public health is our everyday life. The foundation and role of public health is depended on
population has a whole. From making sure the population is secure to improve an individual’s
health by promoting healthy habits to better their lifestyle. Along with finding ways to prevent
and control diseases and injury’s. The way we live our lives are based on public health because
it has an impact on us day by day. There are people out there that do want to change; but do
not have a clue on how. Then there are others who are put there that do not know that they
need to change certain habits. Considering the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
responsibilities of public health and behavioral theory. I want to be part of the formula that
helps communities that are family based with children that have been affected by social factors.
Such has income, background, race and etc. I want to take the responsibility of a health care
educator to improve social change and behavioral change in an individual to meet daily life
needs for them as a health care educator.

I have always been loving, respectful and caring towards people. I always offered to help
others even if I knew It was not needed. I believe “team work, makes the dream work.” My
interest for public health sparked has I was growing up and I noticed that my parents made sure
I had the resources I needed when it came to my health. Being overweight for my age; then it
started to become a problem in 7th grade I was pre diabetic with type two diabetes. It was time
for me to make a change. I went to a nutritionist with my supportive mother to help me
become a better me. I was so amazed with the process of her helping me, how she studied my
health background history and understood the type of eating habits I had; the outcome of my
journey was successful. I also experienced a stress fracture in my ankle playing soccer lead me
to do physical therapy for over 4 months, I then realized that helping people is a life changer.

Past events planted me toward my passion for public health major. I fell in love with change,
seeing and experiencing how change helps improve health and how taking action has an
individual changes health has a whole lead to a healthier community. Public health is helping
people make a difference in their life to become a better version of themselves no matter how
big or little the change leading to improve local and global health. As of today, I believe and
value that it is important for individuals to be educated about their overall health and have an
understanding why health is important. Being holistic can built confidence in yourself and take
you far. Body, mind and spirit.

In conclusion, I am going to best serve and meet the needs by continuing to pursue my college
career after receiving my BS in public health with a minor in health education and go to
graduate school for a completion of my Masters in Public Health Social and Behavioral science.
My goal is to work with families in communities with children who are at a disadvantage to
proper health care and resources due to social factors. I want to promote and make resources
and programs available to make change in their lifestyles to meet daily needs. Such has testing
water to make sure it is safe to drink. Plant and grow fresh foods in a community garden; such
has vegetables, fruits and plants. Health eating and healthy behavior classes. I want growth and
change. I “Change the world, don’t let the world change you”. I will pursue to end bad social
and behavioral habits to become healthy.