Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 15, 2025

A Training Program Using an Agility Ladder for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Published on: March 7, 2020
Youth Advocacy Programs: Lessons From YEAH! Adult Leaders Evaluation Study
Nisha Botchwey1, L Katie OConnell1, Kim Bryan2
1Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
Abstract:
Disparities in youth obesity continue despite an increasing number of programs designed to address this challenge. Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes hold promise. Youth Engagement & Action for Health! (YEAH!) is a youth advocacy curriculum for PSE change that promotes healthy behaviors. From 2017-2019, 18 youth-serving organizations hosted YEAH! clubs serving 237 middle school youth from low-income communities. Study data include YEAH! adult leader surveys and interviews. Data were coded on themes of youth advocacy action, youth retention, and opportunities and threats to program success. After coding, the data were organized into four categories for validation by representative adult leaders. This study found that positive outcomes were facilitated by adult leaders who had previous engagement with the youth, who showed enthusiasm for youth advocacy, and who had access to resources to motivate group cohesion, participation, and commitment. Best practices highlighted from this study offer tested strategies for adult leaders of youth advocacy groups.
More Related Videos
06:16Involving Individuals with Developmental Language Disorder and Their Parents/Carers in Research Priority Setting
Published on: June 6, 2020
07:56Assessing the Coherence of Parents' Short Narratives Regarding their Child Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample Procedure
Published on: September 19, 2019
Related Concept Videos
Emerging Adulthood
Community Based Intervention
Foundations of Community Mental Health Programs
Central to the success of community-based interventions is the...
Self-Evaluation: Self-Enhancement and Self-Verification
Case Studies
Revisionist Views of Adolescent and Adult Cognition
Erikson's Theory on Socioemotional Development during Adolescence