Proverbs 1:7 says, “The fear of the lord is the beginning of understanding, but fools despise
wisdom and instrucon”. This speaks to me personally, because somemes I can get oended or have
an “I know it all” atude. The reality of it all is we as humans can learn from someone or something.
Whether it stascal data from adversement is an or instrucons from our primary doctor, there will
always be knowledge that can help broaden our way of thinking. It is oen in our nature to shut out
what deem interesng, those are the things we don’t but we should soak like a sponge. up
Good wisdom and instrucon are two things that I can say the 10 essenal Public Health Services has
provided with. This brings me to the four services I chose to highlight: us
1. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues. One of the issues we face with
medicaon adversing and biostascs is that some people just aren’t aware. Taking acon a in
way that speaks to the unknown is a tool to really empower, educate, and inform those who
simply don’t have the literacy and understanding of certain ads and medicaons that they are
faced with.
2. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health eorts. This made
me think of the phrase, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”. This essenal service goes
