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11/7/19 Sex trafficking is one topic that we learned about in class that really stood out to me as a major problem. We learned that there are many types of trafficking (sex, labor, intentional servitude, and child) along with the fact that many of these victims are part of the foster care system or haveContinue reading “Sex Trafficking in Cambodia”

11/5/19 One topic that I have been very curious about is the rate of obesity in America and how it compares to other developing countries. As Americans, we are constantly hearing about how the obesity rate of our nation is increasing due to the growing fast food industry. I also thought it would be interestingContinue reading “Obesity: America vs. Indonesia”

11/2/19 I feel as if we are hearing about more and more deaths by suicide in the world today. There are multiple reasons for this in the United States; however, in developing countries, the reasons for the suicides are more tragic and evoke more feelings of sympathy for the people hearing and reading about theseContinue reading “Suicide in Developing Countries”

10/30/19 Diarrheal diseases are not usually thought to be like threatening when they are talked about in the United States. However, in developing countries, diarrheal diseases are among the top leading causes of death for children under the age of two. In fact, children under the age of five develop 2-3 diarrheal diseases a year.Continue reading “Could Vaccines Prevent Diarrheal Diseases?”

10/27/19 War nowadays is very different from what it used to be. Soldiers would spend anywhere from a couple months to many years fighting, and most of the time, they would not come back alive. War today is very different. It can be started and stopped within seconds, within the time it takes to dropContinue reading “The Relationship Between Armed Conflict and Health”

I never considered myself to be one to write a blog. Although this blog is not completely about myself or my personal experiences, it gives a little bit of insight into my thoughts about global health problems. I am taking this Global Health class so that I can travel to Guatemala with my fellow peersContinue reading “My First Blog Post”

My name is Jessica Crosby. I am a sophomore nursing major at Clemson University. Before even picking which college I would attend, I knew I wanted to be able to study abroad somewhere. However, with nursing’s strict curriculum, it is very difficult to make this happen for most students. When I got to Clemson, IContinue reading “Introduce Yourself”