General Information

Background

Organization	n/a
Professional Title	Intern
Bio and Background	I am a rising fourth year at UVA majoring in psychology.
Why I am a Force for Health Member	I am excited to educate people about health!
How I use the Force for Health Network Tools	I started using information from the nutrition course in my daily life.
My inspiration	My grandmother inspires me because she is very health conscious and works out regularly.
Location	I am based in Northern Virginia.
What would you like people to know about your community?	People from NOVA are nice!

Some of the factors that have been challenging for me have been...	When I’m at college, it’s too expensive for me to go to the grocery store.
It's important for me to be part of my community's health because...	It’s important for me to be apart of my community’s health because I want to encourage people to understand their physical and mental health better.
Some of the strength of my community health factors are:	We are an active community with access to many public parks.
Some of the challenges in my community regarding certain health factors are:	A lot of college students at UVA have unhealthy eating habits because they cannot drive to a grocery store or have a kitchen to cook in.
I believe I can help improve my community's health by...	I believe I can help improve my community’s health by becoming more health literate and educating other people about what I have learned.

Advancing the DREAM - What it means to me	I am a part of the African American community, and I can work towards equity by increasing health literacy in my community.
My Action Pledge to Advance the DREAM?	I will advance equality and equity by helping people educate themselves about mental health.