Author Archives: fionagiardino

My experiences this summer have shaped my perspective on public health within different communities around the country. My first experience centered around the pandemic affecting the farmworker communities and how we need to have better regulations to ensure they do not get this involved in the next pandemic. The interviews I conducted helped show meContinue reading “Farwell Post”

The stories I mostly hear in the media relate to the Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs. Wade. This ruling changed so many people’s lives as it limited women’s access to abortions based on their state and how far they are in their pregnancy. While the states have some leverage regarding this ruling, many womenContinue reading “Stories in the Media”

If I were to create a map of the spaces I inhabit daily or weekly, it would be a fundamental map as I usually go to the same places daily. Throughout the week, I visit tribe martial arts dojo on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays for about two hours as I volunteer with the students. OnContinue reading “My Map”

Solidarity within the community I am volunteering in revolves around the common sport of Tae Kwon Doe. I am currently volunteering at tribe martial arts, where people from all over Vero Beach come to practice this sport and learn more about the fascinating world of Tae Kwon Doe. Everyone’s shared interest in this dojo isContinue reading “Solidarity Within My Community”

My environment consists of children and adults training in the sport of Tae Kwon Doe. Each student comes to the dojo for different reasons, whether it’s to learn a new, fun sport or to improve their physical and mental fitness. This new community I have become a part of shows me how anyone of anyContinue reading “My Cultural Environment”

Since continuing my spring semester research into the summer, I have gotten more in-depth in seeing the inequalities that are apparent within the farmworker community. These inequalities have become more clear due to the Covid 19 pandemic that had forced so many farmworkers to lose their jobs and their needed income. The certain structural inequalitiesContinue reading “Inequalities Within My Research”

This past week, I have started to continue the research I was conducting during the spring semester with my research mentor Dr. Grzywacz. The research project is called “Preparing for the Next Pandemic.” It revolves around how Covid 19 has impacted the farmworker community and how we can prevent this type of destruction from happeningContinue reading “The Start of Summer Research”