Youth Leadership Conference
Congratulations to all of the 2008 Youth Leadership Conference participants! We were very impressed with your team challenge presentations and want to thank you all for a wonderful 4-day conference!
The application deadline for 2008 has passed. Please check back with us next year for the 2009 Application.
Now in its sixth year, the Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) on Asian and Pacific Islander Health is designed to motivate and inspire high school students who will become the national and global leaders of tomorrow. Students learned about the fight against hepatitis B (HBV), from the scientific and epidemic aspects of the disease to strategies of outreach and education. During an intense four days, participants learned about the process of planning culturally sensitive community outreach events through workshops designed to teach strategies for conducting health education, developing marketing and advertising campaigns, and fostering leadership skills.Conference attendees worked together in teams to apply their newfound knowledge by designing their own outreach event from conception through implementation, and then presenting it in front of a panel of judges.
Students explored and learned about community health outreach from doctors, policy makers, and public health activists. Speakers included:
- California State Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Assembly District 12, State of California (Friday, August 15th at 4:00pm at Wilbur Field- between Otero Dorm and Campus Drive)
The following speakers presented in Braun Auditorium, Mudd Chemistry Building:
- Dean Philip Pizzo, Dean, Stanford School of Medicine (Thursday, August 14th at 6:00pm)
- Dean Colleen Lim, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Admissions, Stanford University (Thursday, August 14th at 6:15pm)
- Dr. Samuel So, Director, Asian Liver Center, and Lui Hac Minh Professor of Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine (Thursday, August 14th at 7:00pm)
- Ping Chao, Founder and Chairman, Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation (Sunday, August 17th at 9:00am)
- Ted Fang, Editor and Publisher, AsianWeek (Friday, August 15th at 9:15am)
- Laura Hardcastle, Chief, Office of Multicultural Health, California Department of Public Health, Health and Human Services Agency, State of California, and the California Department of Health Care Services (Saturday, August 16th at 8:30am)
- Dr. Stephanie Chao, General Surgery Resident, Stanford University Hospital and Clinics (Friday, August 15th at 8:30am)
- Jonathan Chen, Asian Liver Center Intern (Sunday, August 17th at 9:30am)
Steven Lin, a third year medical student at Stanford School of Medicine and a member of the Asian Liver Center, kicked-off the YLC Talent Show with a performance of a song that he composed about hepatitis B on Saturday, August 16th at 9:00pm (Otero Dorm Lounge).
YLC seeks to empower its participants to make substantive change in the world. Many YLC attendees become members of the Jade Ribbon Youth Council, summer interns at the Asian Liver Center (ALC), or founders of Team HBV chapters at their high schools and universities. Some ideas generated at YLC are incorporated into ALC outreach events and activities, for example, the Jade Ribbon LIVERight awareness bracelets.
Team Challenge Scenarios
Using what they learned from the various workshops, YLC participants worked in teams to plan their own outreach program. Each team was assigned one of the following scenarios, an actual healthcare issue that is recognized by the World Health Organization.
Scenario I: Discrimination in China
As part of the Asian Liver Center, a health-interest non-profit organization, you and your team have been asked by the World Health Organization to plan and implement a nationwide campaign in China to stop the discrimination of people with hepatitis B. The main focus of your project should be to educate school dministrators about hepatitis B transmission in order to stop discrimination in theschools and colleges. While China does have legislation in place to protect people against this type of discrimination, the legislation is weak and not always enforced. The ultimate goal of this project is to have stronger legislation enacted in order to protect people with hepatitis B and other diseases from discrimination. Public Service Annoucements created by Team 1, Team 3, and Team 6.
Scenario II: Crisis in Vietnam
As part of the Asian Liver Center, a health-interest non-profit organization, you and your team have been asked by the World Health Organization to plan and implement a nationwide campaign in Vietnam to educate and urge the general public to vaccinate newborn children. Vietnam is well behind the WHO coverage goals for completing the 3 shot vaccination (HepB3) series for hepatitis B for children and providing the hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HB1OT) shot for newborns with infected mothers. While previous administration of the vaccines had shown progress, a major setback has prevented further vaccination. The death of three newborns following the administration of the initial vaccination shot has brought about the suspension of the hepatitis B vaccine from the LG Chem manufacturer (a Korean Pharmaceutical Company). The public needs to be assured that the vaccine is safe and is the appropriate course of action following the birth of a child. The ultimate goal of this project is to have Vietnam reach the WHO goal of 85% and 80% of children under 5 years of age covered by HepB3 and HB1OT respectively by 2012. Public Service Annoucements created by Team 7 and Team 8.
Scenario III: Unsafe Injection Practices in Thailand
As part of the Asian Liver Center, a health-interest non-profit organization, you and your team have been asked by the World Health Organization to plan and implement a campaign in Thailand to educate people about unsafe needle practices in healthcare institutions. The main focus of your project should be to educate healthcare workers and administrations in Thailand about the dangers of improper sterilization and the reuse of disposable injection materials. The end goal of this project is to set up appropriate regulations for the sterilization of needles and halt the reuse of disposable injection materials by implementing strong standard protocol laws. Public Service Annoucements created by Team 4, Team 5, and Team 9.
Please view all of the Video PSAs created by our student particpants for their team challenge scenarios.
YLC 2008 Photos can be viewed here.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
Amy Yu, Outreach Coordinator
Phone: 650.724.2923
Email: amyyu@stanford.edu
For media inquiries, please contact:
Alena Groopman
Phone: 650.721.6630
Email:groopman@stanford.edu
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Last Updated: November 21, 2008
