On Tuesday, we discussed laws and policies that affect the health of our citizens, and what our tax dollars are used for. I never thought about how the health status of Americans as a whole were measured before, and I learned that NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) is used to evaluate where we stand on all aspects of health and nutrition levels. After the census is taken, several months later NHANES "trailers" travel around the country and take numerous measurements, blood tests, etc. which is used by researchers to determine trends.
I think one of the main points that I took away from Tuesday's lecture was the discussion of the diagram which depicted where all of our tax dollars go. I found this very interesting because many people never actually realize what their tax dollars are paying for. Although I do not directly take care of my taxes currently, I will in the future, and I find it very important to know what my money is paying for. This is important in elections and policy making and the more I am aware, the better decisions I will make in terms of voting and being an active citizen. I never realized that millions of dollars go toward research and development and weaponry for the armed forces! ...Interesting....
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