233701 Youth-Led prevention efforts: Engaging young people in solutions to alcohol problems

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Maureen Sedonaen, MBA , Youth Leadership Institute, San Francisco, CA
Jennifer Juras, PhD , Youth Leadership Institute, San Francisco, CA
Amanda Cue, MPH , Youth Leadership Institute, San Francisco, CA
Youth are an essential but often overlooked voice in alcohol prevention strategies. Involving youth and engaging them to lead implementation and evaluation of alcohol prevention and policy efforts has been shown to be effective in a wide variety of settings and communities. The Youth Leadership Institute has been an innovative leader in the field of youth development for over 20 years, working in many capacities—from advocating for national policy change, to organizing on a community level. This poster will present examples of youth-led alcohol prevention work from around the country.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to describe the history of youth engagement in alcohol prevention, understand the importance of engaging youth to lead alcohol prevention efforts, and describe examples of youth involvement.

Keywords: Alcohol, History

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Over 20 years of experience developing best practices around youth led prevention work in public health
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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