Harrison's Service Learning Page

This semester for my electronic information sources class we all did a service learning project. This means we did research on a topic that could be useful to a regular person in need of information about a topic. I did my project on SARS. I saw an overload of SARS coverage at the television station I worked at during the outbreak, and I thought SARS was something that people need to know the facts about in case the threat ever returns. You can view my full project in PDF by clicking here.

1. SARS is an acronym for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, click for a SARS online reference.

2. Take respiratory illness seriously, if you are sick see a doctor.

3. There is no outbreak of SARS in the world right now.

4. Scientists do anticipate SARS to reappear in the future.

5. Health organizations worldwide are closely monitoring the situation

6. In the United States the highest authority is the Centers for Disease Control.

7. The CDC has a plan in place for the USA in case there is another outbreak.

8. Anywhere else in the world, the best source of SARS information is the World Health Organization.

9. SARS is not something to panic about.

10. Doctors all over the world are working to learn more about this new disease.