If you live in the Boston area you probably saw, heard, or even participated in the 44th annual Walk for Hunger. This is a huge charitable event that takes place every spring in Massachusetts, and raises money for families who struggle to put food on…
It’s more than clear that tanning can lead to skin cancer. However, just like with other things that teens are told not to do, they do it anyway. I don’t think teens do this to be rebels; I just think they want to look good…
I was looking through my pictures the other day and I happened to notice how much I’ve changed. I think that without the photos the differences wouldn’t have been as clear. Little by little we all change every day, but because the differences are so…
Nature Deficit Disorder, or NDD, is exactly what it sounds like: a condition caused by too much time spent away from the great outdoors. This disorder can be linked to many health problems: weight gain, diabetes, depression, poor sleep, attention problems, and poor problem-solving skills….
A few weeks ago I got an invitation to go to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for an after-hours event at the museum. The invitation was from an organization at Boston Children’s Hospital that is comprised of interns and research assistants. I went to the…
Recently there was a bizarre story on the news about a New Jersey mom who supposedly brought her 5 year old daughter to a tanning salon. However, she denied any allegations, saying she would never, ever put her daughter in a tanning booth. This story…
HIV affects thousands of teens and young adults. Between 2006 and 2009, 29,740 teens and young adults between the ages of 13-24 were diagnosed with HIV. In 2009, the young adults between the ages of 20-24 accounted for the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses….
Recently the other youth advisors and I had a chance to visit the Urbano Art Gallery. For those of you that aren’t familiar, it’s an art program in Boston that recruits and encourages urban teens to express their views on social, political, and economic issues…
I’m sure you’ve heard all the chatter about chia seeds. Some sources are saying they’re super healthy and others say they are just part of another fad diet. What it is about these little seeds that has everyone all excited anyway? Chia seeds come from…
I had this paper due at school today in my psych class. It’s the easiest-two-paged-double spaced-I could answer this in my sleep-paper, but I didn’t write it. I thought about writing it every day these past two weeks, but still I didn’t do it! Each time…