Meet Jaeda Tevis and Malachi “Mali” Buchanan Jr., students from Leestown Middle School who participated in the #IChampionHealth Community Health Champions program in Spring 2024. Jaeda champions health through family and friends. Mali champions health through family and sports.
Listen as these young leaders talk about their lives and community. They share their goals and dreams, what they want to see change in the world, and wisdom for every age group.
Jaeda and Mali also co-hosted an episode of #IChampionHealth Chats where they interviewed regular host Gerald “GEO” Gibson.
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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.
