274868 Mentorship and Developing Youth as Public Health Champions

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Dale Maglalang , University of California, Davis, Santa Clarita, CA
This presentation will address my involvement in school-based health center advocacy and youth development work over the past six years, both as a participant and as a mentor in the field. I will detail my early development as a public health champion at a Los Angeles school-based health center. I will also provide an overview of the cascading mentorship model and describe the role I have played in developing a younger generation of emerging public health leaders.

Learning Areas:
Diversity and culture
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Explain the role school-based health centers play in shaping public health champions. Describe the potential for engaging youth in public health. Name three principles of the cascading mentorship model.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to serve as a panelist for this session because I have been an intern with the California School Health Centers Association (CSHC), and I served as the liaison between CSHC and students at Cesar Chavez High School to ensure the completion of the students’ community-based participatory research project. I have been involved in the school health field for six years, both as a young leader and now as a mentor.
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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