Health Information Project (HIP)

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HIP believes that every young person deserves to be physically and emotionally safe and healthy.

To achieve this, HIP uses the power of peer education by training high school students to be health teachers.

What makes HIP unique:

  • Unlike the traditional health education class, HIP is run by high school students!

This means:

  • No boring lectures!
  • No outdated textbooks!
  • No scare tactics!
  • No cheesy videos!

Here's how HIP works:

  • HIP trains 11th and 12th grade students to be peer educators.
  • These peer educators deliver a science-based program to all 9th grade students at their school.
  • HIP addresses critical health topics teens are facing, such as depression, anxiety, drugs, obesity, suicide, eating disorders, bullying, and abuse.
  • The peer-to-peer model creates a safe space for discussion of relevant health topics and helps to build a sense of belonging and community.
  • HIP connects students to life-changing, life-saving resources at school and in their communities.
  • HIP partners with ImpactEd, a research institute at the University of Pennsylvania, to evaluate the program and measure impact.

Mission

In 2009, Health Information Project (HIP) became the first, and remains the only peer-to-peer comprehensive health education program for high school students in the country.

Since its inception, HIP's innovative, cost-effective model has trained over 21,000 student peer health educators, who have served over 425,000 9th grade students. Year after year, schools continue to implement HIP with a 100% program retention rate.

HIP is revolutionizing health education by transforming high school students into health teachers. HIP's mission is to ensure that all kids are physically and emotionally safe and healthy.

Leading medical groups have declared a national emergency and crisis in child and adolescent mental health tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Support HIP in its expansion to more school districts and schools nationwide!

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Organization name

Health Information Project (HIP)

Tax id (EIN)

80-0526558

Address

4601 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Suite 300
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Phone

786-592-0311

Email

val@behip.org

Website

http://www.behip.org

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