Involving Youth in School Food Programs

Описание: Part two of a series facilitated in partnership with Tapestry Collective Co-op (https://tapestrycollectiveco-op.com) and the BC Chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food (https://www.healthyschoolfood.ca/bc-c...) to engage community voices on challenges in school food programs.

This workshop introduced the McCreary Centre Society’s Youth Health Ambassador (YHA) program and their work in engaging peers in discussions about school food programs in BC. Learn more about their findings in the YHA’s report, Beyond the plate: Youth perspectives on school food programs in BC. (https://mcs.bc.ca/pdf/beyond_the_plat...)

Other topics discussed over the hour:

-The value of meaningful youth engagement and participation;
-Strategies for youth engagement in program design and implementation;
-A framework to support student engagement; and
-Ideas, challenges, and opportunities for engaging students in schools

Presentation by Evelyn McGowan, Director of Community Engagement at McCreary Centre Society, along with student members of the Youth Health Ambassador team. McCreary Centre Society is a BC charity that focuses on improving youth health through research, evaluation, and youth and community engagement projects. For more information, visit www.mcs.bc.ca.

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