Nutrition and Malnutrition

A public health topic important to me is nutrition and malnutrition. One reason I chose this topic is because every child should be receiving the adequate nutrition no matter their age. Nutrition is important because without it a child can’t grow on function normally. Cooking or buying a healthy meal will ensure the child receives the needed nutrients to survive. This topic is also important to me because I am a manager for school nutrition. I observe children everyday who rarely touch their food. I try to encourage them to eat, especially their vegetables. Vegetables seem to be the last thing touched on their tray. There are children who bring lunch from home, and these meals are not healthy. I see the children with potato chips, cookies, soda, and tasty cakes. The entrée is usually a sandwich, and they sometimes have lunchables. School meals are designed to give the child adequate calories needed for their age group.

In the Philippines, there is a high rate of malnutrition. Some reasons for the malnutrition are poverty, hunger, and food insecurity. The majority of the underweight children are from infant to five years old. Various health and nutrition programs are implementing ways to address malnutrition in the Philippines. Some of these measures are serving hot meals and milk to school children, promoting breastfeeding in the community, hospitals, and workplaces. There is much more being implemented to end malnutrition in the Philippines.

This information I learned about nutrition and malnutrition will assist me when I am an educator in the classroom. I will use what I know, along with what I learned, and pass it along to the parents. I will continue to encourage the children to eat their food and explain to them why it is important to eat all their food.

My Grandaughter's Childbirth and Childbirth in India

The childbirth I wish to  write about is that of my grandaughter. That was one of the best days of my life. I was there for the birth along with the father. My daughter was not in active labor in the begiining. The hospital was actually considering sending her home. A few hours later she was in actual labor. I held my daughter's hand and comforted her through it all. I was so excited thinking about I can't wait to hold her, who will the she look like, and how much will she weigh, all while praying for a safe birth for my daughter and granddaughter.

I chose this birth because it was a great experience participating in a birth that was an addition to my family. This birth reminded me of the day I delivered my daughter.


Birth is a wonderful experience. It is amazing to me to actually carry another living person inside you and to actually deliver this living person into this world. Once this baby is born, the thoughts of will they devlop normally, what kind of child will he or she be, what will they grow up to be, and so on.


Most women in India give birth at home with no skilled medical attendant. the infant mortality rate is high because of this. The women are isolated so they won't be around any pollution during birth. Some of the women lie down during birth, while others choose to squat on a stool or the floor.

India births are similar to the United States in regards to both have hospitals where women can give birth and women lie down to give birth.

With the quality of care being poor in India, babies have a high chance of having poor development. There needs to be more skilled medical professionals to assist in the assurance of a healthy pregnancy and delivery of the baby.