Talking With A Professional

This week I got to do an interview with Dr. Steelman at Cook Children's hospital. Dr. Steelman is a pediatric endocrinologist, who has been my doctor for many years. I talked to him about hormonal issues affecting the brain. We also talked about the trends that he sees in his younger patients and how the hospital helps with and addresses mental health. 

I learned that the hospital gives out papers that asks question on the child's happiness, eating habits, sleeping habits, loss of interests, and many other things. This allows for the hospital to understand if the child is showing any signs that could lead to depression due to their diagnosis. Dr. Steelman also noticed that stress usually correlates with higher blood sugar numbers. This is because some kids will get stressed out and then disregard their own health. This is why I want to make it a goal to incorporate mental health awareness into my videos so that children understand their feelings and understand that they can seek help if they need it. 

A goal for next week is that I can start looking at how I can actually start animating my videos and how I can address my target audience.