By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal 8B reporters | Dr. Keith Leaphart is achieving a childhood goal: to make society better. He learned as a child that many people he knew didn’t have an easy time getting health care. “I wanted to figure out ways for me to make a...
By K.J., East Norriton Bulldog Bulletin reporter | The last issue of the Bulldog Bulletin reported that being kind is good for your health. Experts at the Mayo Clinic say being kind is linked to things like boosting self-esteem and decreasing blood pressure and stress...
By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal 8B reporters | When Dr. Keith Leaphart was growing up in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia, he wanted to make his neighborhood a better place and create more opportunities for Black youth like himself. He lived in a...
By Antonio, Marco, Daniel, Adam, Liam, Adric, Emily, Sophia, Owen, and Starr, East Norriton Bulldog Bulletin reporters | Karen Braun’s quest is to help preserve the Earth’s resources for future generations. Her position at Quest Diagnostics gives her an...
By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal 8B reporters | Kids can be philanthropists, too. All it takes is “someone who is willing to do for others, to care for others, to put others before themselves,” said Dr. Keith Leaphart, who has served as a board member of several...
By Starr, Emily, and Aniyah, East Norriton Bulldog Bulletin reporters | You tell a joke and don’t get a laugh. You walk into the cafeteria and no one has saved you a seat. The feeling you might have from such experiences is called rejection, and it can be pretty...