Last Sunday as I flew back from Chicago to San Diego, I noticed the fires burning from high above the sky. Little did I know what a huge impact those fires would have on thousands of lives in San Diego County. I want to say that the fires didn't affect me, but in actuality it did. It affected my school, work, and lastly it affected the lives of my friends and family who evacuated their homes. It is unfortunate that this event took place, especially in San Diego, such a beautiful city; leaving so many people homeless and nowhere to go. As San Diego moves forward to rebuild, public health will play a huge part in the promotion of the community's health; whether it be through environmental promotion, epidemiological studies, and health campaigns to promote healthy communities within the cities that have been devastated by the fires. You normally want to refer to monumental events as something positive, but the San Diego fires are truly a monumental event because it's affected the lives of so many people and will cost so much in time, money, and effort, but like the fires of 2003, I know that San Diego will recover, rebuild, and can overcome the tragedies that have taken place.
Read more about the health effects from smoke inhalation due to the Southern CA fires. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/10/23/gupta.smoke.inhalation.cnn
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