Champions for Youth Podcast

How do we create lasting health behavior change — not by telling people what to do, but by empowering them with the Information to make their own decisions? In this episode, we explore how education, strategic...

<p>Last year, over 70,000 Americans fatally overdosed on illegally made fentanyl. Fentanyl is now found in fake pills and many street drugs, but users are often unaware that their drugs contain the potent opioid. This...

<p>What happens when we stop using punishment as a response to youth substance use in schools and replace it with education and empathy instead?</p><p>In this episode, we explore a different approach to youth substance...

<p>What if the best way to reduce stigma and expand access to resources for young people was through partnerships?<br/><br/>In this episode, we explore how working behind the scenes with schools and community partners...

<p>What can adults learn if we spend more time listening to young people and empowering them to lead their peers?</p><p>In this episode, we’re joined by the hosts of 1Brotherhood Empowered Podcast to hear how youth and...

<p>What would it take to make healthier habits the normal, easy, and fun choice for young people?<br/><br/>In this episode, we explore how simple, engaging programs are helping young people experience health and...

<p>What if digital well-being is about more than limiting screen time — what if it’s about helping young people build real-world community?</p><p>In this episode, we explore how teens themselves are reshaping the...

<p>What if growing food wasn’t just about nutrition, but about growing leaders from the ground up?</p><p>In this episode, we explore how hands-on cooking, gardening, and youth agriculture programs are doing far more...

<p>How can one voice, one story or one book change the world for today’s youth? <br/><br/>This is a story of how a single school projected launched a powerful youth-led movement that transformed how young people...

<p>What if the freedom to explore who you are was the first step to discovering who you could become? This episode looks at what happens when LGBTQ+ youth have supportive environments for real-world exploration, their...

<p>How do we grow as youth health professionals? Not just in what we know, but in how we think, connect, and lead meaningful change?</p><p>In this episode, you’ll hear firsthand the impact of stepping into spaces...

<p>We all want to help young people stay healthy, but knowing where to begin, or how to keep going when nothing seems to be working, can feel overwhelming.</p><p>This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt stuck...

<p>What’s really inside a vape, why are so many young people addicted, and what can we do about it?</p><p>The CDC reports vapes/e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among middle and high school...

<p>What does grief look like in a young person, and how do we support them when that grief stems from something as devastating as an overdose?</p><p>As fentanyl-related deaths continue to rise among youth, more and more...

<p>How can we use social media as an effectively tool for positive change in childhood nutrition?</p><p>We sit down with Jennifer Anderson, registered dietitian, public health expert, and founder of Kids Eat in Color...