Meet Gerald “GEO” Gibson, the visionary behind Operation Making A Change and a community program coordinator for the Lexington Police Department. GEO champions health through family and giving every opportunity.
You know him as the regular host of #IChampionHealth Chats, but now you can hear his story. Listen as GEO explains his path to OMAC and what he’s learned along the way. He shares the challenges he faced growing up in Illinois, the goals he has for himself and his organization, and what he thinks the community needs more of to support violence prevention and health for all.
Stepping in to host this special episode are Jaeda Tevis and Malachi “Mali” Buchanan Jr. They are dynamic students from Leestown Middle School who participated in the #IChampionHealth Youth Community Health Champions program in Spring 2024.
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This episode was recorded at the Charles Young Center located at 540 E Third St. in downtown Lexington, KY. You can learn more about the Charles Young Center and community programming here.
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#IChampionHealth is a collaboration between the PREVENT Community-Engaged Alliance in the UK College of Education, Operation Making A Change, and the United Way of the Bluegrass.
This project is supported by funds made available by the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Office of Health Equity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, under RFA-OT21-2103. The contents of this podcast are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of or endorsement by the Kentucky Department for Public Health or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Original music in this episode:
• Instrumental created by Fblmusic with Renegade Entertainment LLC
• "Champion" was produced and recorded at Larger than Life Studios. It was written, performed, and co-produced by Gerald "GEO" Gibson.
