Carlie Charles

This photo of milk was taken in my fridge in my apartment. The milk is safe to drink because proper temperature control is recorded and documented from the grocery store.  This initiative of public health is food safety. This affects the individual on the personal level to make sure that we are consuming safe foods and not getting sick from ingesting bad milk or unregulated food. In addition, the milk carton has an expiration date clearly indicated on the cartoon to provide additional information on how long the fridge can safely be consumed before expiring.

Photo Credits: Carlie Charles/Carton of Milk/06/01/2019

This is a picture of an Emergen-C supplement containing an abundance of vitamins and nutrients, more specifically Vitamin C. According to Riegleman, many sailors used to get the scurvy disease where your gums bleed, you can develop anemia and other debilitating conditions. Before vitamin C was recognized, it was treated by eating citrusy foods. Vitamin C vitamins are efficient on the personal level to assure that people are getting the proper vitamins and minerals that keep us healthy. Public Health plays a role in educating individuals about the important vitamins that we need to properly sustain our bodies. Granted, this disease is now a rare disease, public health played a crucial role in comprehending the cruciality of nutrition. With the help of scientific advancements, we can now not only add enough vitamins to our diet, but we can do that by simply adding this packet to a glass of water.

Photo Credits: Carlie Charles/Vitamin C Packet/06//2019

This is a photo of my dull wall in Avery Glen. In efforts to decreasing our exposure to lead, the walls in my apartment in Avery Glen have been coated with a fresh coat of paint. Many older buildings (including some buildings on the Agnes Scott Campus) contain lead in the paint that can be harmful to young children who may eat the paint. Since Avery Glen is a residential establishment, there may be small children who reside here and can be victims of lead poisoning. Though this is not as visually appealing as other public health accomplishments, public health’s efforts in confronting the needs of vulnerable populations (children, elderly, the immunosuppressed, etc.) fall under making sure building codes are kept up to par so that people can safely reside within them.

Photo Credits: Carlie Charles/A Plain Wall/06/01/2019