Blog
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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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Peer Health Exchange Chicago’s annual fundraiser celebrates the outstanding work of college health educators making a difference in the lives of young people
Nearly 200 philanthropic, education, and youth advocate leaders celebrated Peer Health Exchange’s annual benefit An Orange Affair, March 13, 2019, in support of the organization’s work to advance health equity and improve health outcomes for young people in Chicago. The event held at Carnivale, also marked Peer Health Exchange’s 12th year providing health education ...
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Peer Health Exchange’s A Night Out for Health showcases the value of health education
Nearly 200 philanthropic, education, and youth advocate leaders celebrated Peer Health Exchange’s annual benefit A Night Out for Health, February 6, in support of the organization’s work to advance health equity and improve health outcomes for young people in all five boroughs. The event held at Housing Works, also marked Peer Health Exchange’s 15th ...
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Chicago Welcomes New Executive Director
Dear Friend, On behalf of the Peer Health Exchange Chicago Board, it is with great excitement that I write to announce our new Executive Director, Brittany Merritt. Many of you will know Brittany as our former Chicago Director of Program and Partnerships. We are thrilled that she will be rejoining our team, given her ...
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Day in the life: Geo Hernandez, Peer Health Exchange Boston Senior Program Manager
Our program’s reach and positive impact on the lives of young people would not be possible without the hard work, passion and dedication of our talented team. It’s our people-power that makes Peer Health Exchange a unique and amazing place to work. In this ‘Day in the Life’ series, we shine the spotlight on one employee at a time—providing ...
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From Peer Health Exchange to A Career in Health
Join us for the launch of our career-focused webinar series created for alumni and current health educators. Tune in to hear panelists share their professional journeys, the opportunities their diverse health careers provide, and most importantly how YOU can turn your experience at Peer Health Exchange into a rewarding future. Pictured from L-R Peer ...
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Day in the life: Peer Health Exchange National Program Design and Development Associate
Our program’s reach and positive impact on the lives of young people would not be possible without the hard work, passion and dedication of our talented team. It’s our people-power that makes Peer Health Exchange a unique and amazing place to work. In this ‘Day in the Life’ series, we shine the spotlight on one employee at a time—providing ...
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