248910 Public Health, Telehealth, and Civic Engagement

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Terrance Campbell, MSISM, MA Ed, PhD Candidate , HOPE Project, YOUR Center, Flint, MI
JaQueisha Allen , YOUR Center, Flint, MI
Antwaun Chaney , YOUR Center, Flint, MI
Introduction:

Telehealth is accessing, creating, and/or delivering preventive, promotive and/or curative health-related communications using technology. In the Fall of 2009, YOUR Center developed a CBPR model for training a group of 10 African American high school students, “Healthy Sexy Vikings”, leverage telehealth to create and disseminate HIV Prevention and Impact Awareness resources. Some of the resources developed include (a) a Healthy Sexuality Jeopardy Game; (b) a skit entitled “On Fire”; and (c) an interactive map of STI/HIV Service Providers.

Since 2010, YOUR Center has received funding to expand the efforts of the Health Sexy Vikings, which includes training additional 6 - 8 African American and Hispanic youth to implement a series of youth led Serious Play conferences that over 120 African and Hispanic youth attended. This youth lead presentation will (a) discuss the majors findings of the conferences; (b) highlight some of the resources developed (c) identify best practices when using telehealth and CBPR to engage urban youth. Learning Areas:

Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice

Diversity and culture

Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: 1) articulate the major findings of the youth led Serious Play conferences; 2) identify best practices to using telehealth engage urban youth, and 3) discuss the significance of using telehealth to enhance the social and technical capital for urban youth.

Learning Areas:
Communication and informatics
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Protection of the public in relation to communicable diseases including prevention or control
Public health or related education
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: 1) articulate the major findings of the youth led Serious Play conferences; 2) identify best practices to using telehealth engage urban youth, and 3) discuss the significance of using telehealth to enhance the social and technical capital for urban youth.

Keywords: Telehealth, Youth

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a PhD Candidate that functions that Associate Executive Director of an HIV/AIDS Prevention and Impact Awareness organization YOUR Center. For 26+ years, I have assisted organizations use interactive ands social media to develop resources and communications focused on building and sustaining the capacity to bring its goals and vision to fruition.
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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