“Disease” was nothing more than a word to me until my father was diagnosed with type II diabetes and kidney disease during my junior year in high school. In the same year, my beloved grandmother passed away from gastric cancer. She had suffered from type II diabetes and gastropathy for more than ten years. The doctor said that various daily medicines and long-term malnutrition led to her cancer. I witnessed the pain my grandmother suffered during the final period of her life. The family wanted to help her, but there was nothing we could do after cancer had exacerbated.
Since that time, “disease” has become more than a word to me. I realized that chronic diseases are silent killers. They damage the body day by day, without being even noticed, and can finally destroy a family. Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices. It prevents diseases in the first place, reducing much of the pain. Thus, I majored in nutrition and decided to contribute to public health in the future.
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To translate science into practical technology, BUSPH set Activist Lab allowing students to gain hands-on engagement with real-world problems. BU is also a supportive community with world-class networking and future strategic plan. The new launched Student Alumni Mentoring Program (StAMP) and Population Health Exchange (PHX) provide students with great opportunities to make connections to alumni and the university for a lifelong period, as well as keep learning. Led by outstanding professors, BUSPH has grown from a small program to a top ten school of public health in the past decades, delivering impact in America and around the