Brochure Topics

There are three topics that I think everyone in society at large needs to be aware of and that would be perfect for compiling the information into brochures. The topics I would like to discuss are the following: the importance of sleep, the Zika virus, and student loan debt. 

1. The Importance of Sleep

At certain points in our life when we are under an excessive amount of stress in our everyday lives we tend to trade in on our Z’s for more work or play. Sleep deprivation causes decreased performance and alertness, memory and cognitive impairment, and can also lead to a poor quality of life.

Certain foods that we consume on a daily basis could be contributing factors to why we cannot fall asleep during the night, these include foods and beverages containing caffeine or sugar. People that do not get a sufficient amount of sleep are more prone to illnesses such as high blood pressure, obesity, mental health disorders such as depression, mental impairment, injuries, accidents and a poor quality of life.

People, especially college students, need to know about these factors in order to help them thrive in their academic work to their utmost potential. Getting adequate sleep can help contribute to mental wellness as well as physical wellbeing. Not many people know how they can alter simple aspects of their daily habits and sleep in order to help them become revitalized in the morning.

People can help themselves sleep better by meditating, exercising, cutting caffeine intake at least 6 hours before bed, and cutting out any electronics at least thirty minutes prior to sleeping.

It is important for people to become aware about this issue because a majority of people consider themselves to have insomnia or complain that they cannot fall asleep at night. People also should be informed about the natural remedies to sleeping better as well as determining if their sleeping problems are caused by an underlying issue that needs further medical attention.

Sleep Disorders

2. The Zika Virus

The Zika virus is a virus that is spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert that confirmed the Zika virus in Brazil and since then it has spread to new areas including areas surrounding the United States. The CDC's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated on February 8, 2016 and moved to the highest level–infected persons may experience reproductive health, birth defects and developmental disabilities.

Why this matters is because it affects everyone traveling to counties that are infected by this nasty virus. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, joint pain and red eyes. A majority of these areas are popular spring break and vacation destinations that an immense amount of people from around the world travel to get away such as Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

People that are traveling to these infected countries need to be conscious of the virus and its severity. With being aware, they also need to know how to prevent the virus from entering their bodies by having an consciousness of how to prevent mosquito bites. They also need to be aware of the signs and symptoms of Zika and how they can prevent the spread of the virus.

CDC-Zika

3. Student Loan Debt

According to debt.org, the total sum of U.S. student debt is $1.2 trillion and the average student debt for a 2014 graduate is $33,000. With the costs of higher education rising in America today, tuitions costs have risen 757 percent.

Since a college education is most often a requirement for most professions in this day and age, it makes it nearly impossible for people to get a well-compensated occupation without a four-year degree. High school students going into college, people considering higher education and current college students need to be aware of the actualities and truths when it comes to taking out student loans.

They need to know how it affects their lives in the contemporary as well at their future. They need to have resources on who they can contact and talk to about student loans such as how to apply for them or how to apply for financial aid. They need to know the differences between the different types of loans available, such as private loans or federal loans.

Student loan debt can have a gigantic influence on young people and it can affect their future in more ways than they can envision. For example, student loans effect credit scores. After college, you decide to just throw away your loans from college and not pay them. Well, you go to apply for a job and the employer rejects you because you have 5 delinquent accounts and a credit score of 400. This happens very frequently.

We need to focus on informing thus helping students make the right financial options for college based off of their personal needs.

Student Debt