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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Voices for a
Healthy SouthCoast helped to sponsor a three-session Youth Leadership Training Institute held at the YMCA Southcoast headquarters in New Bedford starting on October 30, 2013 to train youth in
advocacy, survey development and presentation skills. The project was part of a five-year cancer prevention grant to address the high levels of obesity and tobacco use and the low level of physical activity found among residents of
SouthCoast. Participants received training in advocacy skills that can be applied to the current healthy eating and active living campaign in the Fall River/New Bedford/Wareham Area. Youth
learned how to design and implement a survey within their respective communities to assess
attitudes toward healthy eating and active living policies. The survey findings will be summarized in a group presentation which the youth created in their final session and will be presented in a community forum later in the year. The training also included one-on-one presentation and public speaking coaching. Click here for a 13-minute  video of the beginning of the training. For more information about the cancer prevention project, contact
coordinator Maria Evora-Rosa at the Southeast Regional Office of DPH at 508-984-0618. To
learn more about becoming involved In VOICES, contact Nancy Bonell at 508-996-9622 X 25. |
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(Top row) M+R Strategic Service’s consultant Gustavo Torrez meets with Kylee Acezedo, Larry rego, Lauren Rodrigues and Ashley Clark at the beginning of the three-part training session held at YMCA Southcoast headquarters in New Bedford. (Rows two and three) Gustavo goes over the components of the training and explains the survey that the youth will be creating to use to gather information on healthy eating and active living later in the project. (Borrom row) YMCA Vice-President of Operations Nancy Bonell is introduced to the youth at the beginning of the first session. |
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