Levels of Community Change: A Game to Teach About Policy, System, and Environment Change

Smathers, Carol; Ferrari, Theresa M.

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2017.10.004

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“…However, although giving youth opportunities to learn and share their knowledge is a common practice in such programs, advocacy goes a step further. Youth in the health advocate role have the potential to identify health behaviors, formulate and implement action strategies, and generate substantial positive impacts for themselves and their communities (Smathers & Ferrari, 2018). Youth advocates are empowered through training, establishing youth-adult partnerships, building a knowledge base, practicing skills and behaviors, and increasing awareness of issues (Andrade et al, 2015;Arnold et al, 2016;Millstein, Woodruff, Linton, Edwards, & Sallis, 2016).…”

Section: Youth Advocates For Healthy Livingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth Workers’ Role in Engaging Youth in Health Advocacy for Community-Level Change

Toomey

Smathers²,

Iaccopucci

et al. 2018

JYD

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Youth development professionals and volunteers, here referred to collectively as “youth workers,” need to be prepared to engage young people as health advocates. Youth workers need an understanding of public health principles; policy, systems, environment change approaches; and effective youth–adult strategies to move from viewing youth as participants to engaged leaders in community health issues. Embracing youth as partners will create effective partnerships and yield substantial positive health impacts for the youth, adults, and their communities.

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Section: Youth Advocates For Healthy Livingmentioning

confidence: 99%