Water Fountains are Public Health

For many people on the outside looking in, Public Health may seem trivial, but those people are the ones who take a lot of things for granted around them. Public Health improves the life of everyone around the world through education, healthier lifestyles, and research of new arising diseases. In this “This is Public Health” activity our group decided to choose a water fountain as a bold sign of what Public Health really represents. We located a water fountain in the University Mall in Tampa, Florida and placed our sticker right in the middle of it to draw everyone’s attention to the fact at hand. We chose this location because it is a common spot for large numbers of people to come and go throughout the day. Water fountains are located in many public locations such as parks, malls, schools, and many other miscellaneous places and it is a prime example of the public taking Public Health for granted. What people do not recognize is the importance a water fountain serves; having a water fountain not only supplies them with a clean, convenient, and pocket friendly source of hydration but it also does saves millions of plastic bottles from being used. In turn, this prevents us from overusing the resource and also preventing potential littering from happening. This issue is important because it provides the public with clean water, and helps the population as a whole to “go green” by using less plastic bottles. All of these factors are essential for leading a healthier lifestyle, so next time you take a drink out of that water fountain, remember, This Is Public Health!