I am a graduate of Landmark Education – a transformational/leadership program. Reflecting on this education, I am reminded that my work is not about me, it is about those who I inspire. For all of us working in environmental health education, it is not how hard we work, but how much we inspire and motivate […]
Archive for the ‘Environmental Health’ Category
Staying in a World of Possibilities
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Behind this Blog
Monday, September 15th, 2008I was recently interviewed by Jana Zvibleman from the Research Office at Oregon State University. The audio below is 10 minutes long talking about the outreach program and what we have and will be doing with new technology. Learn more about Naomi Hirsch, the Environmental Health Sciences Center Community Outreach and Education Program, The Hydroville […]
Environmental Health Community Blog?
Monday, August 18th, 2008I think about new and innovative ways to build community with opportunities for people to share and discuss topics of interest coming out of the Environmental Health Sciences Center. One way to do that is to build a blog that has many authors/contributors. I have been creating blogs that have me as the single author. […]
Virtual Health Promotion
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008An essay written by Richard Crespo reminded me of where I would like to go with community health education. After some great examples of collaborative virtual projects, Crespo wrote: What intrigues me about online communities is that the characteristics of community participation and ownership they exemplify are also fundamental to community health. Community health practioners, […]
eHealth Literacy Model
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Understanding the issues of health and science literacy is very important in my role as a community educator. My passion is new media, however I do recognize electronic health tools provide little value if the intended users lack the skills to effectively engage them. I found an interesting article entitled, “eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health […]
Groundwater Movement Video
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008As part of our Water Quality scenario of the Hydroville Curriculum Project, we produced an Introduction to Groundwater video which follows a student worksheet. It was a collaborative project with Todd Jarvis of the Institute for Water and Watersheds at Oregon State University. This DVD is a 21-minute video that covers aquifers, groundwater movement, contaminant plumes, […]
Begin By Listening
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Is podcasting new to you? Below are some samples of health and science podcasts. What works, what doesn’t work? Is this something worth doing as an outreach tool in your program? NIH Research Radio UCSF Science Cafe Whitehead Institute of Biomedical Research University of Utah The Health and Wellness Podcast University of Virginia University of […]
