We train people to keep their own communities healthy.
Academy
Welfie trains young people as trusted near-peer health educators who help youth and families understand health information, navigate care, and connect to support before small problems become health crises.
Become a health educator!
Pro
Deliver trusted health education to underserved communities.
3000
Community members served by ALLY
500+
Resources in The Well content library
4.58 / 5
Average rating across youth reviews
We train trusted near-peer health educators.
Health Force Academy helps young people become trusted health educators in their own communities.
Through paid pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship pathways, students gain real skills, real experience, and real opportunities to support the families around them.
Training is built on the evidence-based ALLY model, which has:
reached more than 3,000 community members
demonstrated improvements in
resilience
self-efficacy
and mental health outcomes across multiple peer-reviewed studies
Students learn to:
reached more than 3,000 community members
demonstrated improvements in
resilience
self-efficacy
and mental health outcomes across multiple peer-reviewed studies
Because they share the language, culture, and lived experience of the families they serve, people actually listen.
That trust changes outcomes.
Proof points
3,000+ community members reached
7 peer-reviewed studies
2 randomized controlled trials
Increased resilience and self-efficacy
Reduced anxiety and stigma
Greater gains among underserved youth populations
In partnership with Advocates for All Youth (ALLY).
EQUIP
The Well helps educators reach more families with health education people can actually understand and use.
One educator can only reach so many families.
The Well helps them reach more.
It is a library of culturally relevant health education created with the communities it serves.
Young people create content about:
mental health
navigating healthcare and finding trusted support
understanding health information and knowing when to seek help
grief and anxiety
identity and belonging
absent parents and family separation
immigration and border communities
the challenges they wish someone had helped them navigate earlier
SOME:
create the resources they wish they had when they were younger
help younger students navigate challenges they know firsthand
are motivated by curiosity, creativity, and the desire to make health information easier to understand
Because the content is shaped with the communities it serves, people see themselves in it.
Health education people can actually understand and use
The Well helps organizations improve organizational health literacy while helping youth and families better understand and act on health information.
AISHA (AI-Supported Health Education Assistance) helps educators and families access trusted health information in real time.
future integration with healthcare systems
electronic health record compatibility
FHIR/HL7 readiness
Built for real-world delivery
The Well includes:
500+ culturally relevant health resources
multilingual tools
youth-reviewed materials
standards-aligned education content
AI-supported health education assistance
Proof points
88% health literacy gains
90% confidence locating health resources
75% reduction in mental health stigma
4.58/5 average youth content rating
Not a single low rating
DELIVER
Trusted health education reaches people where they already are.
Health education works best when it comes from someone people trust.
Welfie reaches youth and families through:
schools
after-school programs
clinics
workforce programs
community organizations
Families hear the message more than once, from people they know and trust.
Through youth, we educate families.
Through families, we educate communities.
People trust health education that reflects their lives.
Most health education is created outside the communities it is meant to help.
Welfie changes that.
Youth help create the content
Youth help deliver the education
Communities help shape the message
This leads to:
stronger trust
better engagement
improved understanding
greater follow-through
safer health decisions
Built with evidence. Designed for real-world impact.
Welfie modernized and scaled the evidence-based ALLY health educator training model through digital delivery and workforce pathways.
Trusted by leaders in health, education, and innovation
American Public Health Association
Google for Startups
Techstars
ElevenLabs Startup Grant
Prime Health Innovation Challenge
Anthem Webby Awards
Collision Awards
Outcomes
88% health literacy gains
90% confidence locating resources
3,000+ community members reached
500+ culturally relevant health resources created
4.58/5 youth reviewer rating
Partners
Advocates for All Youth (ALLY*)
Institute for Public Strategies
Da Vinci Schools
San Diego Unified School District
South Bay Workforce Investment Board
WHO WE SERVE
Meet the Team
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Dr. Steven Moyo
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
Physician and health educator focused on improving health literacy and community health outcomes. -
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Susan McLennan
CO-FOUNDER & CMO
Emmy Award-winning producer and health communication strategist who creates culturally relevant content that helps youth and families better understand and act on health information. -
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Lakshmin Bangaru
CO-FOUNDER & CTO
Former Yahoo engineering and data science leader building scalable health education infrastructure. -
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Dr. Pamela Moyo
VP OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Psychologist focused on behavioral health, youth wellbeing, and evidence-informed practice. -
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Mike Erskine Kellie
VP OF CONTENT & EDUCATION
Emmy Award-winning producer creating educational storytelling for youth audiences.
Helping underserved youth and families better understand and act on health information.
Generational Opportunity
Creating pathways into community health, peer support, and health education careers.
Generational Health
Every community deserves trusted health educators.
Welfie is building the workforce, tools, and community infrastructure needed to improve health literacy, strengthen patient safety, and reduce preventable harm.