Healthy Youth Project

For those of you living and working in South Australia - This is for you!!


I received this email the other day from Megan. I told her I am not comfortable sending her my distribution lists but would post this on the blog: The following is her email to me. It sounds like a good idea.

"Hi there,

We are hoping you will be able to assist us to access your distribution lists in order to send out a mapping tool across the regions to services providing support to young people. Accessing these lists are to assist us in achieving two purposes:
1. To invite service providers to complete a mapping exercise, and
2. To invite service providers to a capacity building Forum to be held in November

We are seeking the email and contact details for services which provide support to young people, including services who do not necessarily identify as specific youth services (eg, Anglicare etc who provide youth programs). We would like to access contact details for these services so that we are able to compile a comprehensive statewide list of all relevant agencies and services so that they may be involved in the mapping exercise and service provider forums.

The mapping and forums are being undertaken as part of the Healthy Youth Project within the Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI). The Healthy Youth Project aims to improve the lifestyles of young people through addressing the lifestyle and risk factors that can contribute to the onset of chronic conditions in later life. The BSNAPD (Body image, Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol use, Physical inactivity and Drug use) risk factors have been identified as the most relevant when working with young people. This has informed the development of the BSNAPD initiative which is a collaborative partnership across the Youth Health Regions - The Second Story (CYWHS), Shopfront (CNAHS) and Southern Primary Health/Marion Youth (SAHS). The mapping tool aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of established services which address the BSNAPD risk factors.


If you are able to assist, could you please send contact details and distribution lists by Friday 3rd October 2008. If you are unable to meet this deadline, but are able to help, please contact me on the details below.

Thanks kindly,
Megan"


Megan Birchmore
Social Work Student
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday


Megan.Birchmore@cywhs.sa.gov.au
Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) The Second Story - North
6 Gillingham Road Elizabeth SA 5112 p: 8255 3477