Kentucky Teen Institute

King, Kathleen P.; Rice, Jason A.; Steinbock, Stacie; Reno-Weber, Ben; Okpokho, Ime; Pile, Amanda; Carrico, Kelly W.

doi:10.1177/1524839915588294

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“…The Summer Pipeline Project (#1) differs from these and other programmes represented in Table 2 in that the programme had a broader aim to enhance interest among its participants in pursuing a health career and required a level of academic achievement for participation. Health promotion-oriented policy training programmes (#4, 5, 8), two of which were school-based (#4, 5), were organized more broadly by large non-profit organizations as citywide or regional health promotion efforts ( King et al , 2015 ; Ross et al , 2015 ). Two specifically targeted policies on tobacco (#4, 8) with one featuring pre-made campaigns.…”

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Equipping youth for meaningful policy engagement: an environmental scan

Jenkins¹,

McGuinness

Haines‐Saah

et al. 2019

Health Promotion International

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To better address the mental health and substance use crises facing youth globally, a comprehensive approach, inclusive of mental health promotion is needed. A key component of mental health promotion is policy intervention to address the social and structural determinants of health. Importantly, youth should be engaged in these efforts to maximize relevancy and impact. Yet, while there is growing interest in the inclusion of youth in the policymaking process, there is a paucity of guidance on how to do this well. This environmental scan reports findings from a comprehensive search of academic and grey literature that was conducted using the electronic databases: CINAHL, ERIC, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, and Google. Search terms included variations of ‘youth*’, ‘educat*’, ‘engage*’, ‘policy’ and ‘policy training’. Thirteen English language training programmes met inclusion criteria. Analysis identified marked differences in programme philosophy and focus by geographic region and highlights the need for enhanced evaluation and impact measurement moving forward. This paper makes a needed contribution to the evidence-base guiding this key mental health promotion strategy, which holds the potential to address critical gaps in approaches to youth mental health and substance use.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Equipping youth for meaningful policy engagement: an environmental scan

Jenkins¹,

McGuinness

Haines‐Saah

et al. 2019

Health Promotion International

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“…Items belonging to readiness for action had been divided into different concepts based on the literature. 9,13,14 Due to inconsistency in the ways in which action items were categorized into different concepts in the literature, assigning items to a concept was challenging when developing the questionnaire. However, readiness for action identified four factors that had the same structure as planned for in the development phase.…”

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“…The questions were divided into different concepts based on the literature. 9,13,14 A total of 34 items measured attitudes toward action to prevent obesity.…”

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Assessing adolescents' readiness for action and attitudes toward obesity prevention: Instrument development and psychometric properties

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Engaging adolescents in obesity prevention is a main objective of the CO-CREATE project. This paper presents the development of a questionnaire to assess readiness for action and attitudes toward obesity prevention among adolescents. The questionnaire was developed based on literature searches and internal discussions with experts in the CO-CREATE consortium. The questionnaire was translated, back translated, and pretested for time and comprehensiveness by adolescents from five countries (the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom).Exploratory factor analysis was performed, and internal reliability of the resulting factors was determined using baseline data from Poland and Norway. Furthermore, test-retest reliability was assessed in a sample of Norwegian adolescents. The exploratory factor analysis on readiness for action identified four factors. Analysis on attitudes toward obesity prevention identified four factors on responsibility and five factors on drivers of behavior. Six of the factors had a Cronbach's alpha value above 0.70, five factors had a value between 0.60-0.70, whereas the remaining two factors were below 0.60. The test-retest correlation ranged from 0.46 to 0.87. The exploratory factor analyzes on readiness for action identified the same factors as hypothesized in the development of the questionnaire, whereas attitudes toward obesity prevention identified more factors than initially assumed. The questionnaire is considered reliable as a tool for measuring adolescents' readiness for action and attitudes toward obesity prevention.

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“…Our 12-session training and the continued training during the intervention seemed appropriate to empower youth-leaders with nutrition and program information, and also allowed time for reflection on interpersonal skills. In addition, role-play opportunities for youth to practice activities and public speaking were one of the recommendations made by King et al (2015) where youth felt the need to include this component into the trainings. According to the feedback provided by BHCK youth-leaders, role-playing opportunities and activities prior to teaching children were very effective.…”

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A Youth-Leader Program in Baltimore City Recreation Centers: Lessons Learned and Applications

Trude

Steeves

Shipley

et al. 2017

Health Promotion Practice

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Peer-led interventions may be an effective means of addressing the childhood obesity epidemic; however, few studies have looked at the long-term sustainability of such programs. As part of a multilevel obesity prevention intervention, B’More Healthy Communities for Kids, 16 Baltimore college students were trained as youth-leaders (YLs) to deliver a skill-based nutrition curriculum to low-income African American children (10–14 years old). In April 2015, formative research was used to inform sustainability of the YL program in recreation centers. In-depth interviews were conducted with recreation center directors (n = 4) and the YLs (n = 16). Two focus groups were conducted with YLs (n = 7) and community youth-advocates (n = 10). Barriers to this program included difficulties with transportation, time constraints, and recruiting youth. Lessons learned indicated that improving trainings and incentives to youth were identified as essential strategies to foster continuity of the youth-led program and capacity building. High school students living close to the centers were identified as potential candidates to lead the program. Based on our findings, the initial intervention will be expanded into a sustainable model for implementation, using a train-the-trainer approach to empower community youth to be change agents of the food environment and role models.

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Kentucky Teen Institute

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

Equipping youth for meaningful policy engagement: an environmental scan

Equipping youth for meaningful policy engagement: an environmental scan

Assessing adolescents' readiness for action and attitudes toward obesity prevention: Instrument development and psychometric properties

A Youth-Leader Program in Baltimore City Recreation Centers: Lessons Learned and Applications

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