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Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?


  • Alyssa Galvez's avatar
    Alyssa Galvez 11/04/2024 8:35 PM
    I donated a lot of pizzas from my work. We typically donated 20 pizzas a week to a homeless shelter. As well as any mess ups is also donated to homeless people as well. I try to make sure most pizzas and other food items are donated and not tossed.

  • ALIYA NUPBAY's avatar
    ALIYA NUPBAY 10/31/2024 8:06 PM
    I'm trying to figure out how to add more actions and It's a little confusing so I'm seeing if this will let me do more actions
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Healthy Sleep
    Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

    Jt Bondaruk's avatar
    Jt Bondaruk 10/31/2024 12:20 AM
    I generally get 7 or 8 hours of sleep a night but don't sleep until 1:00 a.m. most nights. I would like to fall asleep between 11:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m.. I find that limiting my screen time and getting my schoolwork done during the day has helped the most.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Learn More about Food Apartheid
    What can lack of access to nutritious food affect a community? How can having access to nutritious food help a community become more resilient?

    Jt Bondaruk's avatar
    Jt Bondaruk 10/29/2024 7:22 PM
    A lack of access to nutritious food can affect the health of a community. By this, I mean that individuals within the community will have more health issues like Diabetes, obesity, etc. On top of this, it makes it so the individuals within that community lose their cultural knowledge and general knowledge of food. Having more nutritious food can cause a community to have a better understanding of food in general and culturally. On top of this, it can cause communities to value healthy food more, pushing legislation to be more mindful of food.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Support Pollution Reduction
    What environmental factors affect human health in your region, and how do they affect it?

    Jt Bondaruk's avatar
    Jt Bondaruk 10/29/2024 6:19 PM
    As this section focuses on Air and Water pollutants, I'll also focus on them. Firstly, Air pollutants were broken down into UV Index, Greenhouse Gases, and ICIS-Air. UV Index is a reference to the level of Ultraviolet Radiation (UV Radiation) that one may be exposed to on any given day. The higher the level, the more harmful it is to us. Greenhouse Gases are gases that absorb Infrared Radiation. They heat or raise the heat of the planet's surface. ICIS-Air is a dataset that "contains compliance and permit data for stationary sources of air pollution regulated by EPA, state and local air pollution agencies." From my understanding, it's the data that agencies receive on air pollution that's from stationary sources. Secondly, Water pollutants were broken down into ICR, PCS/ICIS, and SDWIS. ICR is an acronym for Information Collecture Rule, which requires water systems to collect samples to report microbial and disinfection byproducts. PCS/ICIS is also an acronym. PCS stands for Permit Compliance System, while ICIS stands for Integrated Compliance Information System. These are databases that collect information on which companies have been issued permits to discharge wastewater into rivers. Finally, SDWIS is an acronym for Safe Drinking Water Information System. They collect data and information about public water systems and their violations of EPA's drinking water regulations.

    • Lenka Karetkova's avatar
      Lenka Karetkova 10/30/2024 4:23 AM
      I found overall graph, and apart solar radiation we face in our region almost all environmental factors affect human health

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Learn About the Impact of Old Refrigerants
    Why are old refrigerant gases so harmful to our environment?

    Jt Bondaruk's avatar
    Jt Bondaruk 10/29/2024 5:31 PM
    Old refrigerant gases harm the ozone layer in the atmosphere, which in turn harms our environment. New policies are being implemented to move away from equipment that uses these gases to cleaner gases. On top of this, they are trying to have manufacturers be more responsible for older equipment.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Improve a Bus Stop
    How can you advocate for transportation systems which minimize environmental impact while also meeting human needs?

    Dannee Reaves's avatar
    Dannee Reaves 10/27/2024 12:57 AM
    I can advocate by addressing local stakeholders and policy makers about the environmental and economic benefits of sustainable transportation.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Learn About Constructive Communication
    How can you, your loved ones, the community, and environment all benefit from constructive communication?

    Dannee Reaves's avatar
    Dannee Reaves 10/27/2024 12:52 AM
    Constructive communication benefits everyone with collaboration, improving problem-solving and creating a safe space of respect and awareness.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Engage In Active Listening
    What was it like to actively listen to someone? How did both people and the conversations benefit from active listening?

    Dannee Reaves's avatar
    Dannee Reaves 10/27/2024 12:50 AM
    It was a clearer, more concise conversation. We both felt valued and had a deeper understanding of the other's stance.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Research My Investment Portfolio
    In what ways can you increase the positive impacts and decrease the negative impacts of your financial investments?

    Jt Bondaruk's avatar
    Jt Bondaruk 10/22/2024 7:12 PM
    The main way that the sources discussed was using ethical and sustainable investment strategies. In other words, the sources stressed the importance of investing one's money into stocks that align with one's morality when it pertains to ethics and sustainability. Many investment firms offer investment portfolios that are more ethical and sustainable than traditional S&P 500 or similar investment portfolios. The more ethical and sustainable portfolios have similar returns to regular portfolios, so it's ultimately up to the individual to dictate if their portfolio will have a positive or negative impact