Engaging Youth in the Digital Age: What’s the disconnect?
ABSTRACT SUMMARY
Who knows teens better than teens themselves? Engaging and sustaining youth involvement can prove to be a daunting task. Keeping a youth council connected to the task and fostering connectedness within the core team challenges even the most committed youth leaders. This presentation by youth motivates participants to be creative in their approach, utilize new techniques to garner the youth voice, and by all means, let youth lead!
ABSTRACT DESCRIPTION
In April 2014 Building Healthy Futures was awarded an obesity prevention grant for adolescents. An afterschool program focused on healthy living was one of the intended grant program activities. A Youth Advisory Council was established to engage youth in the creation of this program. Throughout the planning and development process of this initiative, it became evident that youth are motivated by their fellow peers in a setting in which they are familiar; schools. Who knows teens better than teens themselves? As research suggests, a peer-led approach provides youth the opportunity to become empowered and take ownership of the initiative and truly embody the work at hand. However, it quickly became clear that engaging and sustaining youth involvement would prove to be a daunting task. Keeping the council connected to the task and fostering connectedness within the core team challenged even the most committed youth leaders. This presentation by youth motivates participants to be creative in their approach, utilize new techniques to garner the youth voice, and by all means, let youth lead!
PRESENTER(S)
NAME: Jeanee Weiss BS, MS ORGANIZATION: Building Healthy Futures NAME: Nicole Carrillo None ORGANIZATION: Building Healthy Futures NAME: Jack Anderson ORGANIZATION: Building Healthy Futures NAME: Michelle Renee Claborn BSN ORGANIZATION: Building Healthy Futures
AUDIENCE
ADMINISTRATORS: N
PRIMARY HEALTH: N
MENTALHEALTH: N
ORGANIZATIONAL: N
PUBLIC HEALTH: N
EDUCATION: N
YOUTH: N
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or Telephone: (202) 638-5872, ext. 204
