Developing Youth-Adult Partnerships for Health

on Arizona’s U.S.-México Border: The Santa Cruz County Adolescent Wellness

NetworkCassalyn David, MPH

Presenter Disclosures

(1) The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months:

Cassalyn David

No relationships to disclose.

1. List three core components of the AWN Youth Involvement Program.

2. Describe three benefits of quality youth-adult partnership.

3. Apply core components from the AWN Youth Involvement Program to other programs to enhance youth-adult partnership.

Learning Objectives

Promote Adolescent Wellness

Youth ages 12-25

Schools Community Organizations

Mission

Network Members

GoalsIntegrate and enhance community and school services to address adolescent

health disparities• Capacity Building for Population Health• Environmental and Policy Change• Youth Involvement

Develop and sustain a system of school-linked health care to improve adolescent

access to care and health status.

Hannah Masangu, MPHChild Care Health Consultant

h.masangu@arizona.edu520.281.2994 x105

AcknowledgementsYouth Involvement Planning Lead

Timeline

2007-Network forms

2009-Adolescent Health Literacy Focus

2012-Strategic Plan: Youth Involvement

2013-Background preparation & pilot group

2014-Positive Youth Leadership Team: 8 Members

PreparationYouth Involvement

Binder Readiness Assessment

Member Survey Goals

Forum Community-wide

Youth Focus Groups Preferences, Obstacles

Pilot Group 4 teens help design and implement

• Inclusiveness• Safety• Structure• Supportive relationships• Opportunities

• Belong• Make a difference• Skill development

Considerations

Results

• Developed Planning process

• Implemented Network organizational change

• Youth Board Membership Two voting youthrepresentatives

Enrichment

• Problem-Based Learning • Meeting Facilitation• School-Based Health Alliance Convention• Youth on the Border Conference: Workshop• Advocacy Training• Defining Problems

Next Steps

• Improve recruitment & outreach• Implement 1:1 mentorship• Catalyst in the county and nationally

“I like going to the network meetings, because we are there with all the grown-ups.”

“I don’t think it’s boring. We don’t hear that kind of stuff every day.”

Success: Network Meetings

What are you doing that is similar? Different?

What are the challenges and opportunities?

How could this model apply to your work?

Discussion

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Cassalyn David, MPHAWN Directorcdavid@mariposachc.net520.375.6050