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Who We Are
The Youth Council is a group of diverse youth and youth service
providers who meet to talk about health and social problems that
concern today's youth, specifically HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted
infections. We, youth advocates, speak out for young people who
are HIV positive or at risk for HIV infection. We help to connect
them to the youth friendly services they need to maintain healthy
lifestyles. We plan conferences and educational programs. We, the
youth, have a voice.
Mission Statement
Through a youth coordinated council we will:
- Allow San Diego youth the opportunity to participate in the
design, implementation, and execution of youth focused activities
and services.
- Advocate for the delivery of HIV education, testing, and services
that are youth sensitive.
- Assure that HIV positive youth in San Diego have access to
appropriate, comprehensive, and coordinated medical and supportive
services.
Goals
- Assessment
- To develop strategies that identifies
the needs of youth, and the mechanism to formally provide this
information to planning groups and service providers.
- Planning
- To support a collaborative approach for
the planning and implementation of services for youth.
- Education
- To develop greater public awareness of
the needs of youth and families affected by HIV infection.
- Advocacy
- To ensure adequate representation of
youth on community planning and policy boards.
Health Education Awareness Listens To HIV (+)
& (-) Youth (H.E.A.L.T.H.Y.)
When?
Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Where?
UCSD MOTHER, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT PROGRAM
150 W. Washington St.
San Diego, CA 92103
For info/questions:
Join our yahoo groups at groups.yahoo.com/group/hivyouthcouncilsd
There are educational presentations during the meetings on different
subjects.
Please contact us if you are looking for presentations for youth on various topics (such as HIV, STIs, etc.).
Public Service Announcements
The Youth Council has developed six audio public service announcements (PSAs). Three PSAs are in English and three PSAs are in Spanish. These PSAs were developed for youth, by San Diego youth and in collaboration with Heads On Fire, www.headsonfire.org, a community-based media arts training program (email @ X.L@headsonfire.org). In the U.S. two young people become infected with HIV every hour of every day (Office of National AIDS Policy). Let’s empower youth with the information and resources necessary to be safe!
For more information on how to obtain a PSA press packet, please Contact Christian Fuentes at (619) 543-8080 ext. 226 or cfuentes@ucsd.edu.
Listen to the PSAs:
Prom night female –English
Prom night female – Spanish
Prom night male – English
Prom night male – Spanish
Can you hear me now? – English
Can you hear me now? – Spanish
To listen to the PSAs, you will need Windows Media Player.
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