by, with, and for young people

Founded in 2003, Peer Health Exchange aims to build healthier communities with young people. Peer Health Exchange’s mission is to build healthier communities with and for young people. Together, we create education opportunities for peers to share the tools and resources young people need to make healthy decisions.

Join PHE's Youth Advisory Board

At Peer Health Exchange, our mission is to build healthier communities with young people, so we can't do our work without you! We need young people ages 13-18 to advise us on how to get reliable, factual, and important health information out to youth. As a Youth Advisor, you’ll be paid to build leadership and professional development skills and join a national network of young people passionate about transforming their communities by creating meaningful social change! We particularly encourage those who identify as BIPOC, Latinx, and/or LGBTQIA+ to apply.

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Youth Advisory Board Opportunities

We believe that an important part of our role in promoting health equity is amplifying youth voices and their leadership and using our institutional influence to ensure more adults are actively listening to young people. In keeping with this commitment, there are many ways for young people to partner with us!

All opportunities are paid and you will be partnered with a PHE staff member for any support needs.

Youth Brand Ambassadors

We are looking for youth influencers to share about selfsea (PHE’s health app) with their friends and peers on social media. You will develop leadership skills, practice public speaking, and meet new people across the country! You do NOT need to have a strong social media following!

Community Youth Advocates

Collaborate with other young folks like you across the country to identify health needs in your community and think through ways to address them.

Advisory Design Team

We're looking for young people who are passionate about expressing their ideas and opinions, learning from their peers, and representing youth perspectives! You’ll work with other young folks and PHE staff to make decisions that will directly impact PHE programming and digital products. You’ll strengthen skills in program design, evaluation, leadership, collaboration, and communication.

Youth Design Group

In this group you’ll get to help shape new features for our digital products such as the selfsea app! You will develop new ideas that directly influence what the digital products and features look like. Most importantly, you’ll make sure health resources are accessible to all young people across the country.