Category: Youth
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Building Health Equity Podcast | Health Equity Practice Among Today’s Youth
The third episode of the Building Health Equity webinar series has been converted into a podcast for easier listening on the go! We’ve partnered with the Share Public Health podcast series to bring you this episode. This podcast is formatted from the Health Equity Practice Among Today’s Youth webinar, discussing youth organizations’ perceptions of health equity, what […]
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Creating the Healthiest Nation: Health and Educational Equity
Education is one of the most important modifiable determinants of health. Many key social and environmental factors cause a disproportionate number of racial and ethnic minority, gender nonconforming, and low SES students to drop out of school early, which often has lasting negative consequences on their health and the number of opportunities available for success. […]
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Recorded Webinar | Building Health Equity Webinar Series: Health Equity Practice Among Today’s Youth
View the third installment of the Building Health Equity Webinar series, Health Equity Practice Among Today’s Youth. This webinar featured Frederick Newell from Dream City Iowa and Talia Meidlinger from United Action for Youth, moderated by Tricia Kitzmann, an experienced governmental and local public health professional from the University of Iowa College of Public Health. This […]
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Creating the Healthiest Nation: Children’s Environmental Health
Children are particularly vulnerable to environmental health hazards that can impact their health both short and long term. Existing disparities, particularly related to the surroundings children grow up in, put certain groups at a higher risk of exposure to these hazards. This report by the American Public Health Association describes the primary conditions affecting children’s […]
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Creating the Healthiest Nation: Opportunity Youth
Emerging adulthood is a critical period for determining the trajectory of individuals’ long-term health and wellbeing. However, some young adults become disconnected from opportunities for education or employment due to difficult circumstances, which threatens their health. This disconnect reinforces existing disadvantages that vulnerable communities already face. This American Public Health Association report describes the unique […]