WEATOC, Inc. is the Boston area's first peer health education group. It is a state-certified minority agency.WEATOC's mission is to prevent damaging outcomes---teen pregnancy, violence, substance abuse, AIDS and other STD's, racism, obesity, and suicide---that result when teens, especially inner-city teens, make shortsighted choices. As important as avoiding negatives is striving for positives: self-esteem, career and educational goals, and community service.To do this, we train and support youth peer educators, who create educational curricula and activities and then conduct outreach, performances, and workshops throughout the community. In 34 years, we have found that youth, more than adults, have the power to influence their peers.