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Forming Effec-ve SBHC Youth Advisory Boards
Lloyd Nadal-‐ Public Health Ins-tute Cynthia Leon-‐ California School Health Centers Alliance Simone Johnson-‐ Alameda Alliance for Health
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Workshop Objec-ves
By the end of this session, par-cipants will be able to:
• Outline an ac-on plan for building student's capacity and managing a YAB project
• Address the challenges to crea-ng and sustaining an ac-ve YAB
• Share best prac-ces and successes of a YAB
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Mind Map Ac-vity
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Common Youth Engagement Challenges
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Youth Engagement Challenges
• Finding Youth to Par-cipate • Not Enough Youth Representa-on • Underprepared Youth • Poor Logis-cs
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Challenge #1: Finding Youth to Par-cipate • Recruitment Flyers that are fun and quickly
explain the rewards of par-cipa-on • Recruit through people who engage with youth
on a daily basis • Recruit youth who are par-cipa-ng in similar
programs/clubs • Modest s-pend
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Challenge #2: Not Enough Youth Representa-on
• Aim for having at least 3 youth decisions makers (support system, higher chance of par-cipa-on, perspec-ve)
• Personal vs Larger group opinion reminder • Prevent yourself from taking the youth’s perspec-ve as
the ul-mate youth representa-on
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Challenge #3: Underprepared Youth
• Thorough orienta-on to bring youth up-‐to-‐speed • Youth-‐Adult Partnerships • More engagement and interac-ve mee-ngs • Ongoing training
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Challenge #4: Poor Logis-cs • A]ernoons, weekends, or in the evenings • Loca-on is key • Best-‐case Scenario: Mee-ngs twice a month on campus
right a]er school
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What is a Youth Advisory Board?
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What is a Youth Advisory Board? • Feedback and recommenda-ons à youth friendly
health center • Outreach and promo-on of SBHC services • Peer educa-on and adolescent health campaigns • School-‐wide wellness promo-on • Health career pipeline for students
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Youth Engagement VS Tokeniza-on
Q: How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
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Youth Engagement
Skills development
Critical Awareness Opportunities
Youth Engagement
The Youth Engagement Process
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Are we ready to engage youth?
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Are we ready to engage youth?
• Do we have funding to support youth engagement? • Have we allocated appropriate staff/adult ally -me? • Receive adult ally training on youth development
principles and youth facilita-on
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Develop a strategy for youth engagement
Recruit young people to par-cipate
Build the capacity of the team
Iden-fy project goals and objec-ves Provide ongoing support
Facilitate ongoing assessment of team
dynamics and leadership development
Evaluate both the process and product of youth engagement
Celebrate successes!
Use program evalua-on and feedback to inform the process for the following year
The Youth Engagement Process
Build the capacity of the team • Knowledge of various adolescent health issues • Mee-ng facilita-on • Agenda development • Teamwork dynamics • Goal sefng • Research and evalua-on • Public speaking • Policy advocacy • Event organizing
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Sample Youth Engagement Timeline
Case Study-‐ Shop 55
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Case Study-‐ WCCUSD
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Q&A
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Contact info
• Cynthia Leon-‐ [email protected] • Lloyd Nadal-‐ [email protected] • Simone Johnson-‐ [email protected]
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