November Blog Post
TOTAL SEMESTER volunteering hours : 14 hours Volunteering hours: 2hr I attended a meeting as part of the public health organization I am a part of called RESULTS. The National Webinar discussed the importance of Letters to the Editor and Op-Eds to obtain media coverage and enable widespread sharing of information about infectious diseases and poverty. A letter to the editor should be structured in a specific way and must be very concise, as most newspapers only allow 250-word long submissions. RESULTS recommends that volunteers begin the letters with a call to action; one of the current actions would be for Congress to pass the End TB now act before the end of the year. Then, the letter must include the importance of the issue and why it matters. This part can include examples, relevant data, and a story to make the facts more credible. The letter should end with a local or timely hook that connects the issue to something relevant to the community you are living in. My goal for th