Maree’s story
Maree Hampton, M.Ed, CHES, is passionate about providing practical solutions to the challenges of living in a digital age. As a parent of two young people growing up with ever-expanding technology, Maree brings firsthand experience, deep knowledge, and empathy to her work as a digital well-being leader. Maree’s expertise in public health education and youth development, along with her commitment to equity, ensures that Digital Wellbeing Solution services are evidence-based and culturally responsive. The training for youth advocates is based on positive youth development principles, the latest research on the impact of screens on well-being, and practical tools for living a healthy life in the digital age.
Maree is a certified Digital Wellness Educator, a Certified Health Education Specialist, and an active member of the ScreenTime Action Network’s Online Harms Prevention workgroup.
The need for Digital Wellbeing
We have all seen the headlines about the rise of mental health issues and online harms affecting young people. While multiple factors are at play, there is one factor that we can all take action to address: taking steps to improve the online lives of young people through awareness and education. Maree believes that youth advocates, those who have a trusted relationship with young people, have a unique opportunity to support the digital well-being of children and young people. Reach out to Maree for more information about how you can get equipped to promote healthy and balanced use of tech.
Check Out Maree’s Recent Presentations
Oct 28, 2024 – American Public Health Association’s Wellness Lounge, Minneapolis Convention Center: Digital Wellbeing Tools for the Digital Age
Oct 15, 2024 – 50th Annual Minnesota Prevention Sharing Conference, St Cloud Minnesota: Prevention of Online Harms Affecting Young People
August 27, 2024 – Minnesota Public Health Association’s webinar: A Public Health Educator’s Viewpoint of The Anxious Generation
July 22-24, 2024 – University of Minnesota Adolescent Health Summer Institute, Cultivating Adolescent Well-Being in the Digital Age: Day Two - Toolkits for Best Practices
January 19, 2024 – Minnesota Public Health Association’s Policy Series – Mythbusters; What’s Tried and True, What’s New? Children and Adolescents, 2023-2024, panel presentation and discussion
November 28, 2023 – Minnesota Department of Health’s Mental Health Promotion Mental-Wellbeing and Learning Resilience Community webinar - Digital well-being: responding to the urgent crisis with practical tools
October 27, 2023 - North Central College Health Association (NCCHA) Fall Annual Meeting, Maple Grove, MN: Making the Case for Digital Wellbeing for College Students
October 19, 2023 – Minnesota’s Society for Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Duluth, Minnesota: A Call to Action! Let’s Support the Digital Wellbeing of Young People
July 13, 2023 – American School Health Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN: Setting Up Your School for Digital Wellbeing using the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model
April 24, 2023 – Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health Annual Conference, Duluth, MN: A Legislative Success Story: Promoting Digital Wellbeing for and with Young People
January 31, 2023 – Mankato State University, College of Health Education: A Legislative Success Story-A Digital Wellbeing Law
November 5, 2022 – Minnesota’s National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI): Promoting Digital Wellbeing for and with Young People