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I plan on continuing my current research and eventually apply to PhD programs in Clinical Psychology.

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Growing up in relatively small K-12 charter schools, there wasn't a lot of emphasis on health education. We had physical education classes bug never had sex education or alcohol interventions.

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I'm Kathy and I'm interested in public health because it allows for emphasis on the integration of different domains of medical care versus looking at standalone issues.

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I took my .5 credit but in my senior year I took another .5 health class to dig deeper into health areas... we focused on health education advocacy and spent time in board meetings getting attacked in similar ways you described folks are being attacked today.

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I will be going to medical school after undergrad.

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I will be going to medical school after undergrad.

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My plan is to take time away from school and apply to medical school.

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I eventually want to work in program management. I really love health services coordination and eventually hope to do that for historically marginalized populations.

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I eventually want to work in program management. I really love health services coordination and eventually hope to do that for historically marginalized populations.

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At my public school, we had health class during middle and high school. It was taught primarily by gym teachers and included topics such as drivers ed, substance use, CPR and first aid, and sex ed.

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At my public school, we had health class during middle and high school. It was taught primarily by gym teachers and included topics such as drivers ed, substance use, CPR and first aid, and sex ed.

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I would like to be a health leader in issues pertaining to maternal and child health. That includes the implementation of programming that improves overall well-being for this often vulnerable population 

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I would like to be a health leader in issues pertaining to maternal and child health. That includes the implementation of programming that improves overall well-being for this often vulnerable population 

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How large is the staff focused on health in education at the state level?

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How large is the staff focused on health in education at the state level?

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I’m Jasmine- i’m interested in public health because I believe that health is a human right. I’m interested in making sure that all people around the world are able to take control of their own sexual and reproductive health

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I am not certain on what I’s like to do exactly but im very interested in Maternal health and Adolescent health so I’d like to work with these populations

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I enjoyed my K-12 health experience because I was very active. It was more fun and free structured when I was younger and as I got older it became more of a hassle and seemed less light hearted and engaging. Most people in my high school could be exempt from taking a health class if they played a sport at the school so it was not very important during my last few years.

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Hi! I'm Jocelyn and I'm interested in public health because I am passionate about child/adolescent health and want to be part of addressing systemic disparities so that all kids can have equal opportunities and resources

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Should a health education curriculum be catered to the location/environment it’s being taught or standardized across the state or country?

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How do you suggest we use our relationships with school leadership to increase health education as a priority. I interact with dozens of under resourced urban schools and they have multiple competing priorities and health education is not always one of them

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How do you suggest we use our relationships with school leadership to increase health education as a priority. I interact with dozens of under resourced urban schools and they have multiple competing priorities and health education is not always one of them

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I would like to work in helping school systems translate best practices in promoting adolescent health into effective implementation across schools 

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I would like to work in helping school systems translate best practices in promoting adolescent health into effective implementation across schools 

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How can health educators authentically include voices and experiences of minority youth in their curricula?

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What are the state level factors that result in varied quality of health education? 

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What are the state level factors that result in varied quality of health education? 

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I will be applying to medical school in the upcoming cycle

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Health education began for me in the fifth grade! We were separated by genders and talked at by the history teachers for about a quarter of the school year. We were given these Saran wrapped packages with pads and Secret deodorant and shown videos from the 80s.

From 6-8 grade, we had to take a semester of health every year. Here I think we covered STDs/ STIs, nutrition and physical activity.

And for all four years of high school, we only had to take one total semester of health. My school actually divided health class into honors and on-grade level. Here we covered alcohol and other drugs, safe sex, nutrition, safe driving and healthy relationships.

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I currently work at an adolescent health nonprofit and plan to move into a director role after obtaining the MPH very soon.

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I’m interested in eventually getting my PhD and conducting research to help solve some health disparities.

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We first had a health lesson on menstruation and puberty in 5th grade for 1 day which was honestly helpful. Middle school we had Health for 1 term of every year. Finally, we had 1 term on Health Ed in early highschool. I thought it was informative on the effects of drug use and nutrition. Less effective on healthy sex habits and contraceptive options

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There was some health education in elementary school and then a single health class in middle and high school. Much of the health education I received was focused upon sex education and drugs.

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Health and phys ed were taught by the same teacher, we would alternate having health or gym each quarter

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Are there ways to impact education and schools without working in a school, NGO or doing policy work?

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I’m Nene and I’m a senior at Johns Hopkins Majoring in Public Health. I love Public Health because of its ability to overlap with many disciplines and its emphasis on eliminating barriers to healthcare.

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What are some of the challenges of being involved in the school board? What are things you wish every school knew about health education? 

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What are some of the challenges of being involved in the school board? What are things you wish every school knew about health education? 

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My current plan is to continue research and eventually apply to med school.

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Health education was gender segregated, focused on nuclear family, and was abstinence only.

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We had a lady come teach us sex-Ed / health class for two days every year from 4th to 8th grade. I then took a required semester long health class my freshman year of high school which covered many topics.

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What is your process to developing a health education curriculum?

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Im Leoon, and I am interested in public health because it gives me a better view of reality and the issues faced by different populations.

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It was ok but limited in topics covered and time dedicated to comprehensive health education as opposed to PE. 

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It was ok but limited in topics covered and time dedicated to comprehensive health education as opposed to PE. 

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I would like to shift into a leadership role more closely aligned with addressing SDOH needs of vulnerable communities

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I would like to shift into a leadership role more closely aligned with addressing SDOH needs of vulnerable communities

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How did you navigate your career shifts? What did your path look like (from wanting to teach physical education to where you are now)?

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I’m interested in a public health career working in child health. 

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I’m interested in a public health career working in child health. 

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I’m Angelica Castañon and I am a Senior Program Specialist at the National Education Association. I work on student learning conditions, including nutrition and physical activity. 

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I’m Angelica Castañon and I am a Senior Program Specialist at the National Education Association. I work on student learning conditions, including nutrition and physical activity. 

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Serving as an environmental health practitioner with a focus on safe homes, schools, and workplaces.

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Senior Advisor to policy maker or state level health official 

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Senior Advisor to policy maker or state level health official 

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Not sure

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Mostly dieting and sexual health was discussed. There were some classes on drug and alcohol use.

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I'm Jake and I am a senior majoring in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Public Health Studies. I'm largely interested in public health because of my experiences here in Maryland with marginalized communities

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I moved a few times. Went from super rural to super urban schools multiple times. The difference in academic opportunity was jarring sometimes. Especially going back to rural environments, I didn’t feel challenged.

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To be honest I don’t remember much. I went to a small city catholic school and don’t recall much of a priority given to health education other than phys ed

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To be honest I don’t remember much. I went to a small city catholic school and don’t recall much of a priority given to health education other than phys ed

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I'm interested in clinical psychology

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I had an overall good K-12 educational experience. Though for health, it could have been much improved. It was a required component of my course work though from this class, I realizing that some topics were skimmed over or skipped altogether. I would be interested in going back to see if health ed lives up to what’s required

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I had an overall good K-12 educational experience. Though for health, it could have been much improved. It was a required component of my course work though from this class, I realizing that some topics were skimmed over or skipped altogether. I would be interested in going back to see if health ed lives up to what’s required

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I enjoyed it yet also recognize it did not sufficiently include SDOH awareness/competencies in the programming. 

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I enjoyed it yet also recognize it did not sufficiently include SDOH awareness/competencies in the programming. 

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I want to continue in research and teach as well.

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Global sexual and reproductive health

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Hi my name is Olivia and I am a senior undergrad student at Hopkins. I am interested in public health because it affects everyone and more specifically I am interested in reproductive health.

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I’m Giselle. I am originally from California, but am currently a senior undergraduate public health student. I got into public health because I wanted to learn more about how everyone’s experiences around the world differed and what that meant for their health outcomes.

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Primarily focused on sex education and nothing else.

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I attended a large public high school (~3500 students) in Pennsylvania. I stayed in the same school district (Pennsbury) for my K-12 Education.

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I attended a large public high school (~3500 students) in Pennsylvania. I stayed in the same school district (Pennsbury) for my K-12 Education.

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Armonte — Part-time MPH Bloomberg Adolescent Health fellow interested in PH because I believe the field could greatly benefit from Black and Latinx leadership.

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Hi everyone! My name is Emma and I am a part time MPH student and Bloomberg Fellow focused on adolescent health. I am a public health analyst at the US Department of Health and Human Services. I am interested in public health as a means to promote equity and health and well-being through evidence based interventions.

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I had a great experience and really enjoyed it! I felt connected to my school and community.

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I’m Mo. 2nd year PhD working in the sexual violence field. I do a lot of work with adolescents in school and community environments.

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Hi I’m Nora Fitzgerald. I work in a leadership role overseeing a continuum of behavioral health programs for children. I have a 20+ year career as a social worker but my work has lead me to become more interested in addressing the health needs of the communities we serve and for using an SDOH lens to do so.

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It started in either 4th or 6th grade- it was for one day- and then again in 7th or eighth grade (again, about a one day lesson). 

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It started in either 4th or 6th grade- it was for one day- and then again in 7th or eighth grade (again, about a one day lesson). 

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I am an undergrad at JHU studying public health and i love studying public health because i get to see the things we learn about in the world around us daily.

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Mainly sex education (abstinence), CPR training, warnings against drinking alcohol (drunk goggles)

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Mainly sex education (abstinence), CPR training, warnings against drinking alcohol (drunk goggles)

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I received minimal health education growing up in NYC

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I mostly remember emotion talks in elementary, sex ed in middle school.

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I'm interested leveraging the educational experience to improve the well-being and health of adolescents and prepare them for adulthood.

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My name is Danny. I’m a senior majoring in Public Health. I am interested in public health because it typically uses a structured, data-driven approach to solve problems.

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My name is Danny. I’m a senior majoring in Public Health. I am interested in public health because it typically uses a structured, data-driven approach to solve problems.

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My name is Joyce and I'm interested in Public Health because I've worked as a teacher in the past and saw all the different determinants that can impact a child's health and education.

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Hi! My name is Emily and I am a full time MPH student interested in child and adolescent health and injury prevention. I  grew up outside of Philadelphia and have worked with adolescents in both a hospital and school setting.

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Hi! I’m Imani from Miami. I am interest in public health because I view it as a human right.

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Hi everyone! I’m Rachel. As a physician, I believe it is essential to have insight into the community health needs in order to better approach well-being (whether individual or at a societal level).

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Hi everyone! I’m Rachel. As a physician, I believe it is essential to have insight into the community health needs in order to better approach well-being (whether individual or at a societal level).

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I hope to achieve universal school meals (we are making progress here!)

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I hope to achieve universal school meals (we are making progress here!)