Week 9

On Monday, my group presented our PowerPoint and brochure on upper respiratory infections (URI's). We tried to make our brochure as attractive as possible without filling it up with complicated wording so as to appeal to the general populace. Even I refuse to read a brochure that is full of minuscule text. We defined URI and explained some of the symptoms, transmission, treatment, and prevention. We did not even mention the specific names of the causative agents of the various URI's, but we did say whether the 3 diseases we focused on (common cold, flu, mold allergies) were caused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses. Our PowerPoint was for the class, so we were able to add a few more details to the presentation. Since we were the last group to go, we only had 5 minutes to present, but it worked out fine. We let Sophia do most of the speaking since she is the best speaker out of all of us, so the rest of us made up for it by doing more of the work in putting together the brochure and PowerPoint. Overall, we were brief but succinct, and I feel like we did a good job.

This is my last blog, but I will continue to volunteer at SJC as long as I can. Although I was skeptical at first, this project turned out to be a great success, and I'm glad it was a requirement for this class. It introduced me to places that I would not think to volunteer at otherwise, and I love helping out at SJC. Hopefully, the brochures will educate the people about the diseases we researched so that the community will have a better understanding of how to care for themselves.