On March 23, 2019, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation welcomed over 30 youth-led organizations, groups, and clubs to their annual Teen Action Fair to highlight the work they are doing in their community. The Fair (themed “It Starts with You(th)”) was hosted by the Gates Foundation Discovery Center Youth Ambassadors and included performances from…
For the past year and a half, the Public Health School-Based Partnerships team has supported a youth-led peer-to-peer suicide prevention program in partnership with the City of Seattle. Growing from a group of six youth in summer 2017, the 2018 summer program welcomed eight Youth Organizers for Mental Health Education (YOMHEs). The YOMHEs worked tirelessly this summer…
Student advocates have worked in tandem with Public Health over the last four years to promote Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among their peers by connecting them with school-based health center (SBHC) services. Their work led to coverage rates reaching 80% at two-year participating SBHCs! Now they are hitting social media with some back-to-school messages for parents…
Since 2014, Public Health–Seattle & King County has been partnering with local school-based health centers (SBHCs) and student champions to promote vaccination against the cancer-causing Human Papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the US with nearly 14 million people each year being newly infected. HPV can cause cancers of the…
It’s nearing the end of the school year and many of our high school clients are heading off on new professional and academic endeavors. Help ensure that along with their diploma, they leave school with all the recommended vaccines. It’s easy as 1-2-3! Adolescents should graduate high school with: ONE booster of Tdap vaccine (whooping cough protection)…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recently released resources for school-based staff that may be of interest to you and your colleagues. The first is an infographic (see below; click to enlarge) for teachers and parents about risks of USB-shaped e-cigarettes for young people. The second is a fact sheet that summarizes…
Crossposted from the Washington State Department of Health newsletter. On Monday, April 9, 2018 the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is launching a statewide campaign, You Can, the next evolution of Listen2YourSelfie – DOH’s first Marijuana Prevention and Education Program to educate youth about the health effects and consequences of using marijuana. The new…
