our impact

At Peer Health Exchange, we hold ourselves to meaningful and measurable outcomes, acknowledging that achieving long-term success will require reflection, innovation, and sustained effort. To further our impact, we evaluate our successes and challenges openly, and act on what we learn.
72%
increase in pregnancy prevention knowledge
67%
decrease in discomfort talking about sex
98%
of young people felt selfsea was a safe place
76%
of young people felt less alone after watching selfsea videos
72%
increase in pregnancy prevention knowledge
67%
decrease in discomfort talking about sex
98%
of young people felt selfsea was a safe place
76%
of young people felt less alone after watching selfsea videos

our impact, by the numbers

Peer Health Exchange has worked with more than 500,000 young people, across the country, to build healthier communities in school settings.

learn more about phe’s strategic plan

Pull up a chair with Peer Health Exchange’s CEO, Dr. Angela Glymph, as she walks through Peer Health Exchange’s Strategic Plan for FY25-26. From expanding our organization’s reach, to continuing to prioritize youth voice, we are thrilled to share all of our goals for the upcoming years. Download the report to learn more.

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our theory of change

Our Theory of Change and Learning is  centered around: access to long-term and/or immediate identify-affirming, accurate health information, resources and skill-building.

our strategies

  • Engage and partner with youth to educate, network, and advocate for healthy peer communities
  • Create immediate access to health resources, community building, and affirming spaces through digital tools
  • Deliver in-person education to promote core health skills and social emotional learning

our offerings

  • Co-designing and co-developing with youth to create relevant and responsive products and programming that meet their needs
  • Supportive near-peer and peer-facilitated skill-based health education to reduce stigma and build trust and confidence to act for health
  • selfsea, a youth-powered web platform, providing immediate access to identify-affirming, inclusive, and supportive health information and resources
  • Paid youth engagement opportunities in leadership and professional development

how we achieve success

  • Reach and meet high school age youth wherever they are in consistent and immediate ways
  • Enhance what youth know, can do, and how they feel to make healthy decisions and seek help
  • Amplify youth voice in responsive, relevant, and meaningful ways

how we advance health equity

  • Removing barriers for high school age youth to access, act, and advocate for health
  • Preparing people, places and systems of support to amplify and represent youth needs
  • Demonstrating evidence for impact and improvement to advance health equity

download the 2024 evaluation report

Dive deep into Peer Health Exchange’s data and impact in FY2024. Explore program developments, impact data, lessons learned, curricularevisions, and more.

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what youth are saying

"When I participated in the PHE health curriculum, I learned more about how I could use my voice as a young person to help with representation and advocacy work. Leading projects or even attending sessions helped me familiarize myself with the process that I need to take to make a change in my community."
Joleen Wong
"PHE has helped me in gaining leadership skills and presentational skills."
Anonymous
"I learned how to feel more comfortable talking about sexual relationships."
Anonymous
"I have learned the different types of mental health and how it affects everything."
Anonymous

additional reports and documents

PHE Story

FY24 Impact Report