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Learning Objective:
By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:
1) Acknowledge the Asian/Pacific Islander (API) population as at-risk for hepatitis B (HBV) and liver cancer.
2) Identify strategies for educating youth about important public health issues.
3) Develop youth outreach projects for their own community.
Background:
Most educational programs promoting hepatitis awareness have targeted the healthcare and adult communities. However, educating youth about these issues is important in the API community because they have the highest burden of HBV and liver cancer. The Asian Liver Center (ALC) Annual Youth Leadership Conference on API Health is the only program in the country that selects a motivated group of API high school students to educate them about HBV and liver cancer and inspire them to educate others in the community.
Setting:
Stanford University – Stanford, CA
Population e.g. API Youth, MSM, IDU:
API Youth (122 high school students)
Project Description:
Supplementing conference lectures, the ALC handbook includes detailed information about HBV and liver cancer. We administer pre/post knowledge assessment surveys and facilitate in-depth outreach workshops that equip students with extensive outreach planning and implementation skills. Our Team Challenge enables groups to develop their own outreach events. Students interact with role players who simulate community partners, allowing them to practice soliciting media, material and fiscal support in a “real-life” setting. Students are extremely creative (i.e. some develop radio/television ads) and during the closing ceremony, each group presents their projects to parents and competes for the “best project” award.
Results/Lessons Learned:
Each conference shows significant increases in HBV and liver cancer knowledge levels. This year, 91.2% rated the outreach workshops as “Excellent” or Good.” Students felt the workshop content was effective in teaching them about outreach. Three Jade Ribbon scholarships were awarded for exemplary outreach work initiated by the students after attending the conference. Our conference has received attention and commendation from members of the U.S. Congress.
Web Page: liver.stanford.edu
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