Youth Taking Action: Videos and Personal Stories

Spring 2013 Portland Metro Youth Network Meetings

The SYAC will be holding a few meetings this spring to plan for the 2013-2014 school year. Students from schools in the Portland Metro region will come together to talk about ways to support SBHCs, share resources, and make their schools healthier.

Interested in getting involved? Contact Kate O'Donnell at kate@osbhcn.org or via the SYAC Facebook Page.

April Meeting Details:

Date: Saturday, April 20th
Time: 11A-12:30P
Location: Voodoo Donuts, Too (1501 NE Davis St., Portland, OR)

Statewide Youth Advisory Council - FamilyCare Video Release

Empowering Students to Manage Their Health

Take a look at the great video made as result of the gift made by FamilyCare

"Recently, FamilyCare put out a call for local students to submit grant proposals for innovative projects to make their schools healthier. Five projects were selected and funded - we followed up with them to see how they turned out!" - This is the project done by Oregon School-Based Health Care Network Youth Advisory Council

Become a Statewide Youth Advisory Council member NOW! Application HERE

Canby High School Youth Advisory Board Builds Successful Campaign

After members of the Youth Advisory Board at Canby HS attended the SBHC annual conference last October, they returned to their school with newly gained knowledge about the high rate of teen suicide nation-wide.

Talk About It. They planned and coordinated a highly effective awareness campaign encouraging their peers to talk about it. Their message included and highlighted their SBHC as a resource that was easily accessed and available for all.

They received the support of the school's teachers, who wore "Talk About It" buttons every day for a week and were prepared to share information about services offered at the school's SBHC. The Advisory Board made short videos promoting their SBHC.

The talk about it campaign coincided with Oregon's SBHC Awareness Month in January, and was a great success. It attracted media attention resulting in a very detailed account in the Canby Herald. You can read it here.

Canby High School SBHC sends message to Ellen - "Sign the Chair!"

Check out this video on YouTube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qdrq12oUXI

Congratulations to the CANBY SBHC youth advocates for creating a superb promotional piece for school-based health care.

This video was created by VoiceBox Media, a micro-enterprise that teaches video production and media literacy to youth. VoiceBox Media is a program of Multnomah County’s Commission on Children, Families and Community (www.co.multnomah.or.us/ccfc).

2009 SBHC Day - Thank you Josh Eddings for the Videos!

Students, teachers, parents, providers and advocates from around the state gathered at the capitol in Salem on February 20 for SBHC Day 2009. This year’s theme, “Raising Our Hands for Health Care,” gave participants a creative way to demonstrate their appreciation and support of school-based health care. During the day, students, providers, and parents shared why access to health care for all children and youth is important to them. Check out the videos below!