Champions for Youth Podcast
The Champions for Youth Podcast brings together trailblazers in youth advocacy, education, and public health at the forefront of creating impactful change as they reveal their motivations to take action and strategies that make a difference in their communities.
Join us for inspirational bi-monthly conversations to empower any youth-facing professional with actionable insights for combatting health behavior challenges youth face in communities every day.
Questions or guest ideas? Email podcast@championsforyouth.com.
Champions for Youth Podcast
Latest Episodes
The New Face of Teen Gambling: How Easy Access is Hijacking the Young Brain with Dr. Aaron Weiner
Gambling isn’t just cards and casinos anymore. For today’s teens, it’s a quick tap away with mystery reward boxes in free video games, trading card livestreams, and betting apps where they can bet on almost anything.In this episode, Dr. ...
More Than Rest: Using Sleep to Strengthen Focus and Build Better Eating Habits
What if helping young people build better eating habits, and even focus better in class, starts with how they sleep?In this episode, we explore how sleep and eating are more connected than we might realize. Dr. Sarah LeMay-Russell, a ped...
Building Confidence with Real Tools: How Hands-On Education Gets Young People Excited to Show Up with Think Tank
How do we get young people genuinely excited to show up to classrooms or to our programs?In this episode, young people of all ages walk into a mobile STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) classroom and get something un...
What Happens When Adults Step Back and Let Young People Lead
What does a successful youth-led leadership program look like?In this episode, two high school students share how they went from looking for something to strengthen their college applications to helping lead health campaigns their peers ...
Rethinking Tech in Schools: Empowering Parents with Science to Advocate for Change with Keena McAvoy of Smartphone Free Childhood US
What does it take to support healthy development for young people as technology becomes more embedded in schools and everyday life?In this episode, we explore the science behind children’s screen and smartphone use, the growing movement ...
