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Marta H Riser1, Kristine Mesler, Thomas C Tallon
1Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12237, USA. mhr02@health.state.ny.us
Abstract:
The New York State Department of Health launched an innovative initiative, Assets Coming Together (ACT) for Youth, implemented in 2000, as a public health strategy to promote youth development (YD) as a means to improve health outcomes for youth. ACT for Youth shifted the focus from problems and problem reduction to assets and strength-based means of improving health by enhancing opportunities and supports in communities for all youth and their families. ACT for Youth is innovative in its emphasis on community building and community change at multiple levels. This descriptive report mentions development, implementation, specific objectives, and highlights of accomplishments in mobilizing communities around YD. Lessons learned over the first 5 years of the initiative are reviewed, with emphasis on the elements of successful health department YD programming. From this foundation, New York State hopes to be in the vanguard of utilizing YD as a public health improvement strategy and hopes that others will follow.
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