Positive Approaches to Adolescent Health
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Encouraging healthy behavior can result in what the 2016 Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing called a “triple dividend” — benefits for the adolescent now, for their future adult life and for future generations.
Don't miss the final adolescent health webinar co-sponsored by APHA and the Office of Population Affairs and Office of Adolescent Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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July 16, from 11 - 12 p.m. CST
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This webinar will identify best practices and feature examples for planning for and ensuring authentic youth engagement in public health programs and practices for adolescents.
Participants will learn how to:
- Define authentic youth engagement;
- Identify best practices or guiding principles for authentic youth engagement in public health;
- Identify strategies used to effectively engage youth in various roles that affect their healthy development; and
- Discuss suggestions from youth on how to improve their involvement in program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
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Presenter:
Elizabeth Berard, MPH, Youth Branch Chief, Office of HIV/AIDS, USAID
Topic: What is youth engagement?
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Presenters:
Nikki Payne, Assistant Vice President, Delta Health Alliance
Nakisha Watts, PhD, Program Manager, Delta Health Alliance
Topic: Authentic youth engagement in practice.
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Achieving Environmental Justice in the 21st Century: The Way Forward
Join APHA and the National Environmental Health Partnership Council on July 18, from 12:00-1:30 p.m. CST for a webinar tailored toward learning more about environmental justice, racism and the resources available to communities, practitioners and the public. The webinar will also highlight various partnerships working to create awareness and address racism and environmental justice.
REGISTER HERE: https://apha.org/events-and-meetings/apha-calendar/webinar-events/2019/environmental-justice