Blog
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Boston Engages Community
Spring at Peer Health Exchange Boston has been all about engaging community: in our partner high schools, college chapters, and the Boston area. Led by members of our Alumni Council, we held Career Development Events (CDEs) at each chapter, and two current Northeastern volunteers planned the second annual “Spring into Wellness” health fair for ...
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Chicago Health Educators Prioritize Mental Health
As we continue to deeply invest in the relationships our college health educators build with high school freshmen in classrooms, volunteers have identified a need to broaden their ability to support these students through navigating mental health crises. In April, Peer Health Exchange’s UIC college chapter partnered with AMITA Health and Americorps to provide ...
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Leadership Council Member shares experience in the classroom
Peer Health Exchange does something phenomenal when we pair college students with high school students. We create an environment where students not only obtain the knowledge, skills, and tools; they also feel empowered with a perspective that’s not so far from their own. Nora Spalholz a Leadership Council Member from our San Francisco State ...
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School-Based Health Centers tours are a hit!—Chicago Spring updates
A new series by Peer Health Exchange Chicago is bringing more young people to youth-friendly health centers. More than 715 Chicago students participated in the launch of our School-Based Health Center series which provided tours and presentations with six high school partners earlier this year. These tours aimed at connecting the content and skills ...
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Missed our last webinar? Watch it here!
If you missed our webinar From Peer Health Exchange to a Career in Health—don’t worry we’ve got you covered! Click here for the replay. The panel discussion—and the first in a career-focused webinar series created for alumni and current health educators—featured Tufts University alum Jasmine Bland, current Peer Health Exchange National Board Member and ...
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Beyond Peer Health Exchange—NYC Spring Updates
Peer Health Exchange NYC held our annual Spring Career Development Event for college health educators this month—connecting them with opportunities beyond the classroom. The day included workshops and networking with professionals from the public health sector, education, social justice, and other fields. In other news, the Alumni Mentorship Program launched at City College of ...
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New partnership with KQED promotes health knowledge amongst young people
Peer Health Exchange is thrilled to partner with nonprofit, public media station KQED to promote health knowledge amongst young people. This year, we’re advising on several episodes of KQED’s award-winning video series Above the Noise. This series is co-created with youth and cuts through the hype to investigate issues affecting students’ daily lives. The ...
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Help Peer Health Exchange Grow
Please take our survey, click HERE. Picture this: you’re 14 years old and don’t drive yet. Even if you did, you live in a bustling city, so you’re more likely to take a bus, train or another mode of public transportation. Yet, when you get to your ninth grade physical education (PE) class you’re ...
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Running for Health Education: Runners show support for Peer Health Exchange at Boston Marathon
Thousands of runners and spectators gathered around for the 123rd Boston Marathon on April 15, 2019, with many cheering on athletes along the 26.2-mile route of America’s oldest marathon. The event also marked a new partnership with Peer Health Exchange Boston and John Hancock in the Boston Marathon Non-Profit Program. The Non-Profit Program provides more ...
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