{"id":50,"date":"2018-07-26T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T13:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/globalhealth\/?p=50"},"modified":"2021-12-03T15:17:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:17:09","slug":"whitaker-19-st-joseph-health-system-in-south-bend-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/globalhealth\/2018\/07\/26\/whitaker-19-st-joseph-health-system-in-south-bend-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitaker \u201919\u2014St. Joseph Health System in South Bend, IN"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_58\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/globalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/07\/Whitaker.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-58\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/globalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/07\/Whitaker-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/globalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/07\/Whitaker-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/globalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/07\/Whitaker.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whitaker is on the far right, in the green.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Joe Whitaker \u201919<\/em> \u2013 \u201cThings are going really well in South Bend. I&#8217;ve been\u00a0working with Latorya Greene on two major projects. For the first project, I compiled a list of all of the bars in St. Joseph County and I collected info regarding their smoking policies, their structural layout, and any thoughts they might have on going smoke-free. For the second project, I&#8217;ve been preparing Indiana Tobacco Quit-Line information packets and delivering them to all of the physicians in network. On Friday&#8217;s I work as a volunteer at the family medicine clinic in the St. Joseph&#8217;s Regional Medical Center. I do simple things like getting patient&#8217;s vitals, cleaning rooms, and restocking supplies, but it&#8217;s great to meet people and see the variety of patients that come through the door.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to my two projects, I also do community outreach events where I educate St. Joseph County citizens on the dangers of all forms of tobacco and I help get signatures for a petition. The petition advocates for two things: an increase in the purchase age of tobacco products from 18 to 21 and an increase of the cigarette tax by $1.50. I&#8217;ve had to do a lot of<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/globalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/07\/Whitaker.2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/globalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/07\/Whitaker.2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/globalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/07\/Whitaker.2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/globalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2018\/07\/Whitaker.2.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whitaker on the right in green<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>information\u00a0seeking to be able to defend these two proposals but in educating myself I&#8217;ve really come to believe in the work we&#8217;re doing here. The community outreach programs have really influenced the way I view public health and those individuals who can slip through the cracks of the healthcare system. Ultimately, I&#8217;ll take the information I&#8217;ve learned here and I&#8217;ll\u00a0carry it forward with me as I begin my career as a health professional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Joe is interning with the St. Joseph Health System in South Bend, Indiana. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Whitaker \u201919 \u2013 \u201cThings are going really well in South Bend. I&#8217;ve been\u00a0working with Latorya Greene on two major projects. 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