YW4H Health News Summary

The NYAs Youth Work for Health (YW4H) team’s eBulletin, reporting healthy youth work news and policy plus events and training opportunities, resources and research.

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Health News Summary 25 November 2008
25 Nov 2008This issue includes The NYA training curricula for health in youth work project - online YW4H consultation.
Health News Summary 6 November 2008
7 Nov 2008Headlines in this issue include: All pupils to get healthy lifestyle lessons; Exclusions reveal scale of underage drink problem; and Launch of Young People's Charter on SRE.
Health News Summary - 22 October 2008
22 Oct 2008Headlines include: sex guidance will help scouts be prepared, next steps for tougher action on cannabis and PCTs count the cost of bad diet and exercise. Also - YW4H organise ‘Lifting the Lid’: a new networking event for hospital based youth work practitioners.
Health News Summary 7 October 2008
7 Oct 2008Headlines include: FRANK helpline reaches two million milestone; Brook uncovers public ignorance over teenage pregnancy; and Committee to judge UK's treatment of 13m under-18s.
Health News Summary 18 September 2008
19 Sep 2008£36 Million investment in sport taster sessions, New report says Volunteering leads to better health.
Health News Summary 1 September 2008
1 Sep 2008The latest edition of Health News summary is now online. In the news: NHS reports rapid rise in young drug users being hospitalised, new research finds that staying staying on in education cuts rates of teenage pregnancy . In the practice section read how Bournemouth achieved one of the highest drops in teenage pregnancy statistics. Plus resources practice examples, and more.
Health News Summary 11 August 2008
12 Aug 2008Headlines from The latest Health News Summary produced by The NYA’s Youth Work for Health Team include: Parents will be told if their children are overweight; Kids need the adventure of 'risky' play; Chlamydia drug over-the-counter; CAMHS review positive but finds there’s more to be done .
Health News Summary 14 July 2008
14 Jul 2008Chief Medical Officer calls for focus on teenage Health and Brook and fpa call for compulsory SRE.
Health News Summary - 02 July 2008
2 Jul 2008Report calls for youth club plan to cut young people drinking; Pupil sex health clinics defended and local health profiles published.
Health News Summary - 19 June 2008
20 Jun 2008The latest Health News Summary from the NYA’s Youth Work for Health Team. Headlines include: UK Commissioners report says Children and young people falling into despair; Sport England sets 2012 youth targets; School sexual health clinics prove popular ; Deaf children ask for youth clubs.



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