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SF Teens on Public Health

  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions.Garrett Wu, a senior at Burton High School, researched heart attacks and ways people can take care of their bodies while they're young.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions.Burton High School Anderson Ortega shares some solutions to improve access to healthcare for the Latino community.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions.Burton High School student Jimena Torres talks about how therapy can help young people dealing with depression.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions. Chelsey Pingul, a senior at Burton, is passionate about increasing awareness about anemia, where people lacking iron and healthy red blood cells can feel tired or weak.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions. Cancer is personal for Brianna Rivas, a senior at Burton High School, because of a family history tied to cancer. Brianna decided to explore cancer among women in Chicago.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions. Ever Aguilar, a senior at Burton, wanted to focus on drug overdoses because so many people are dying from opioid-related overdoses.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions. Jasmine Gomez, a senior at Burton High School, wants to spread awareness about schizophrenia and make sure people are better informed about mental health.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions. Mars, a senior at Burton High School, shares his family's history with diabetes.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions. This story comes from Edison Lee, a senior at Burton who helped a friend find alternatives to vaping.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions. Fiona, a high school senior, talked about an issue she's noticed with a lot of her peers: not getting enough sleep.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions. Adrienne, a Burton High senior, decided to talk about eating disorders and how social media can make the problem worse.
  • Students studying health sciences at Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School in San Francisco worked with KALW radio to share their perspectives on health issues and solutions. Jialin Zhong, a senior at Burton High School, dug into the research behind what causes Alzheimer's, and ways to reduce the risks.