Penn State PRO Wellness partnered with the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative to develop a podcast about the AHN and its function.
The AHN is a program that connects health researchers with teens to get their feedback on research ideas, helps researchers design studies that are more relevant to adolescents, and gives students valuable experiential knowledge of health careers and research in general. This program offers researchers a way to ensure that their work is relevant to teens and their health needs. In addition to providing feedback on research ideas, teens can also help with study design, recruitment and dissemination strategies.
This podcast episode features a conversation with Deepa Sekhar, MD, MSc, executive director of Penn State PRO Wellness, Victoria Smith, career coordinator at Hershey High School in the Derry Township School District, and two amazing 12th-grade students and past program participants, Sarah Anderson, and Mena Morsy.
Listen here.