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The National Youth Agency's Youth Work for Health team (YW4H) is looking for expressions of interest from a wide range of youth support organisations who want to develop their health work at a local level.
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New research on impact of non-formal learning on life chances
New research carried out by The Fabian Society and The National Youth Agency into the contribution of non-formal learning and the distinctive contribution of youth work to young people’s personal, social and emotional development has been published. The report describes in detail the impact of non-formal learning on life chances, demonstrating how its effect on self-efficacy, motivation, self-control and interpersonal skills leads to better outcomes in education, employment, health, and the local environment.
New strategy will help promote healthier lifestyles for the young
The National Youth Agency has launched its new health strategy with the vision that all young people are healthy, enjoy good physical and mental health and are supported to adopt healthier lifestyles and develop greater emotional resilience.
Richard McKie, Senior Development Officer in the Youth Work for Health team at The NYA, said there would be a four-prong programme working towards achieving this vision, including promoting young people's influence, voice and place in the determination of their own health needs.
The agency would also strive to improve the practice, programmes and services offered to young people by the non-formal education and health sectors and promote the development of health education policy based on an improved understanding of adolescence and health and the contribution of non-formal education and youth work approaches to achieving that.
The final strand is to build the capacity of children's trusts and their partners to deliver improved health outcomes for young people at the local level.
The National Youth Agency Health Strategy 2007-2010
PCT and youth service work together on healthy youth work guidelines
Simon Beard, Development Officer with The NYA’s Youth Work for Health (YW4H) team recently met with Healthy Schools consultants and youth service staff from North and East Birmingham PCT areas. They are looking at how The NYA's draft “Youth Work for Health” Good Practice Guidelines (GPGs) can drive forward the health agenda within a range of local youth work settings. This initiative, supported by some funds from the Healthy Schools strand, aims to use the guidelines to have a both more strategic impact within local government and PCT’s as well as improving the health elements within youth work delivery at unit level.
Regional Seminars
The Guidelines will be published in the Spring and a series of regional seminars introducing the GPGs for Healthy Youth Work will take place in spring 2008. For more information visit: YW4H Training and Events >>
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