Last Saturday I participated in "Walk for MS Salt Lake." The girl holding the sticker in the picture is my best friend, Cami Jo. We've been friends ever since we were 6 years old. About a year ago, Cami Jo got diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Very little is known about MS and there is no cure. In order to support Cami Jo and to raise awareness of MS and to raise funds for research, we got together a team and walked the three mile route. The walk raised about $500,000 towards research and at least 3,500 people participated in the walk. To me, this is public health: working with the public to increase awareness, educate, prevent poor health (when possible), and support those with health issues.
--Katie Dayley
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