GENYOUth Insights

GENYOUth Insights works to uncover and share knowledge and new information with GENYOUth’s many stakeholders around the ongoing quest to create healthier school communities. This thought leadership arm of GENYOUth generates ideas, publishes reports, builds awareness and channels actionable intelligence with the goal of building understanding and support for our mission.

GENYOUth Insights reports keep stakeholders informed, presenting corporations and individual supporters with opportunities for engagement in our mission, and always elevating youth voice into the wellness dialogue.

This work is guided by GENYOUth’s Insights Advisory Council of organizations and experts including:

David Bersoff, PhD, Head of Research, Edelman Trust Institute

Katie Brown, EdD, RDN, President, National Dairy Council (NDC)

Michelle Carter, Director Education Content and Programs, SHAPE America

Judi Brown Clarke, Chair, National Fitness Foundation (NFF)

Jada Curd, Freshman, Vanderbilt University; Former Public Information Assistant, Burke County Public Schools; lived-experience student expert

Laura DeFina, MD, FACP, FAHA, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Cooper Institute

Amanda Edelman, Chief Operating Officer, Gen Z Lab & Associate Director, Edeman

Karen Ellis, Principal, MMS Education

Rachel Fisher, Senior Advisor, President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition at the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)

Jayne Greenberg, EdD, North America Chair, International Sport and Culture Association

Clarissa Hayes, Deputy Director, School & Out-of-School Time Programs, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)

Erin Hysom, Senior Child Nutrition Policy Analyst, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)

Kayla Jackson, Project Director, American Association School Superintendents (AASA)

Sarah Lee, Team Lead/Lead Health Scientist at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Donna Martin, RDN, LD, SNS, FAND; Leading School Nutrition Authority; Past President, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Member, GENYOUth Board of Directors

Megan Mendoza, Manager, Community Relations, National Football League (NFL)

Caitlin Merlo, Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Andjelka Pavlovic, PhD, ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, Director of Youth, The Cooper Institute

Youth Surveys tackle timely topics ranging from sustainable nutrition to the importance of sleep to the impact of COVID-19 on teens. They uncover middle and high school students’ feelings and perspectives on some of their generation’s greatest health and wellness concerns — translating compelling opinions and points of view into valuable learnings and opportunities for action. GENYOUth’s unique access to American youth makes these surveys possible. Learnings are timely, relevant and vitally important to stakeholders in business, youth wellness, education and future readiness.

Reports and publications are in-depth and/or summary updates on the growth and success of GENYOUth’s individual initiatives. They are circulated to current and potential funders, educators, the health and wellness community, and the media in both print and digital formats. Other publications focus on individual aspects of the next generation’s quest for healthy, fulfilled and productive lives. These documents inform thought leaders in the education and health and wellness fields about GENYOUth’s work around such topics as elevating youth voice, alternative school breakfast solutions and more.

• School Nutrition Survey — Back to School Edition 2021-2022
• The Impact of COVID 19 on Teens. “One Year Later”
• Life Disrupted: The Impact of COVID-19 on Teens
• Youth and the Future of Food
• Teens and Sleep Survey
• Trends in Health and Wellness (Inaugural Survey)