When everyone seems to be against you, and so many doors are just being shut right in your face, you know you’re not the first person to have experienced that. It’s a sad realization, but it makes you fight even harder.

Knowing that there are warriors out there who actually make this advocacy their work and dedicate their lives to improving health inspire you to push beyond yourself to raise awareness or educate the marginalized.

We owe it to the people who fought for health — the people who changed our health policies, the people who continuously teach us about public health, and the people who support this advocacy with us. This is why we will never tire of standing up for health, wherever and however we do it.

Being caring allows you to have empathy for others and to live a life based on affection, love, and compassion for the people around you.

It can be tempting to fall into a life of selfishness and to focus only on your own goals and desires, but your days will be far more rewarding if you think about what the people in your life are thinking and feeling. Being caring means providing a listening ear, noticing when someone needs help, and helping your community without asking for a reward.

You may not think that being polite has much to do with being caring, but in fact, being polite will make you a more caring person who is determined to treat the people around him or her with respect. Being polite means having good manners, not being overly vulgar or rude in front of people, holding doors for people and asking people about their day.