Public Health

Many of the requirements for Public Health are things you’ve already discussed with your parents or learned about in school. This badge has a lot of research involved, most all of it about Science. If you’re interested in completing the badge, have your parents look over the requirements, then contact your SM for a merit badge counselor.

Requirement 5

Scouts who took a recent tour of the Karcher Creek Wastewater Plant proclaimed it the “best field trip ever.” This is a trip best reserved for Scouts with the maturity to be around open pits of “sludge”. Not only will they get to learn classroom-style about the plant and its functions, but they’ll be treated a full tour by Dean, including engineering and Lorisa’s science lab. Allow three hours; can be shorter if necessary.

Requirement 7

“With your parent’s and counselor’s approval, visit your city, county, or state public health agency.”

The Kitsap County Health District will offer a class at their office, and will provide resources for many of the requirements (here is a list provided by Siri Kuchner, Kitsap County Health District Epidemiology Department).

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   November 8th, 2009 at 9:41 am

   [...] the local waste water plant. Not only is it a very cool tour, but it fulfills requirement 5 of the Public Health badge. Since he’s taking Health the same semester, he’s already done most of the [...]

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   November 8th, 2009 at 9:42 am

   [...] is closely related to Environmental Science req 2, and to Forestry req 3b. Req 7a6 is the same as Public Health req 5a, a visit to a wastewater treatment plant. Req 7a2 is the same as Forestry req 5a, a trip to [...]