1. Developing Youth-Adult Partnerships for Health on Arizona’s U.S.-México Border: The Santa Cruz County Adolescent Wellness Network Cassalyn David, MPH

2. Presenter Disclosures (1)The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months: Cassalyn David No relationships to disclose.

3. 1.List three core components of the AWN Youth Involvement Program. 2.Describe three benefits of quality youth-adult partnership. 3.Apply core components from the AWN Youth Involvement Program to other programs to enhance youth-adult partnership. Learning Objectives

4. Promote Adolescent Wellness Youth ages 12-25 Schools Community Organizations Mission

5. Network Members

6. Goals Integrate and enhance community and school services to address adolescent health disparities Capacity Building for Population Health Environmental and Policy Change Youth Involvement Develop and sustain a system of school- linked health care to improve adolescent access to care and health status.

7. Hannah Masangu, MPH Child Care Health Consultant h.masangu@arizona.edu 520.281.2994 x105 Acknowledgements Youth Involvement Planning Lead

8. Timeline 2007-Network forms 2009-Adolescent Health Literacy Focus 2012-Strategic Plan: Youth Involvement 2013-Background preparation & pilot group 2014-Positive Youth Leadership Team: 8 Members

9. Preparation Youth Involvement Binder Readiness Assessment Member Survey Goals Forum Community-wide Youth Focus Groups Preferences, Obstacles Pilot Group 4 teens help design and implement

10. Inclusiveness Safety Structure Supportive relationships Opportunities Belong Make a difference Skill development Considerations

11. Results Developed Planning process Implemented Network organizational change Youth Board Membership Two voting youth representatives

12. Enrichment Problem-Based Learning Meeting Facilitation School-Based Health Alliance Convention Youth on the Border Conference: Workshop Advocacy Training Defining Problems

13. Next Steps Improve recruitment & outreach Implement 1:1 mentorship Catalyst in the county and nationally

14. “I like going to the network meetings, because we are there with all the grown-ups.” “I don’t think it’s boring. We don’t hear that kind of stuff every day.” Success: Network Meetings

15. What are you doing that is similar? Different? What are the challenges and opportunities? How could this model apply to your work? Discussion

16. facebook.com/santacruzcountyadolescent wellnessnetwork adolescentwellness.net  Youth Involvement Binder  Resource Guide  & more Access our Resources Connect with us

17. Thank you! Cassalyn David, MPH AWN Director cdavid@mariposachc.net 520.375.6050