Teaching Each Other: A Pilot for a Peer Health Education Intervention in a Juvenile Detention Facility
Results of this novel pilot peer health intervention supports the efficacy of a peer health education intervention for detained youth. Such interventions have the potential for improving health knowledge, health outcomes, and lessening health disparities among a vulnerable youth population. This intervention is a template for peer health education programs in other juvenile detention centers.
Authors
- Megha D. Tandel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8742-2414)
- Momoko Ueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8576-4074)
- Zara Q. Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0892-7719)
- Shelley Aggarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2927-2996)
Institutions
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (US)
- Quantitative BioSciences (US)
- Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System (US)
- Palo Alto Institute (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescence
- Published
- 2025-06-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12532
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82