Thoughts about the end of class....

Health communication is EVERYWHERE. This class really brought that into light. Before this class, I was always very bored when the classic health commercials came on TV (i.e. the cholesterol lowering or diet commercials), now I pay attention to not only these messages but also the not so obvious health messages. It may annoy my fellow TV watchers because now I am constantly yelling out “Health Message!!!!” during TV programs. It is like I am more tuned into what I am being exposed to and I don’t see that going away anytime soon. Working on the Family PACT project made all that we have learned in class more concrete. It gave me a chance to apply the tools we learned and I think by doing that I will be less likely to forget them. Unlike writing a paper this project allowed us to have the hands on experience that is health communication. It was (is) a lot of work but I think that every moment has been worth it. I have learned so much not only from the project but from my wonderful group mates. Although group work is hard at times, working in this group has really showed me how important it is to be around other people to get the creative juices flowing and that is so necessary if our health messages want to have even the slightest chance in the huge world of communication. ;

Nearing its end

So the semester is coming to an end....I really plan on reflecting on all I have learned in this class on my blog so I have a way to refresh my memory after the class is over. I simply don't have time to it right now.

Here is a You Tube clip I found when working on our final project. I think it is very well done...