2. Integrated youth work and the
involvement of health
Youth work has the ability to reach
out to young people
Youth work has knowledge of this
age group
Youth work knows about
participation
3. Adolescence is a critical stage – the start of
long-term conditions
Patterns of health behaviour established at
this stage – a time of great potential
influence
Health inequalities acute during adolescence
Professional adults have a key role to play
4. Health in the broadest sense – not
just what adults think about!
Some of the main health concerns
for young people
Health affects education, behaviour
and outcomes
5. The Association for Young People’s
Health can:
Reach out across disciplines
Offer up to date research
Provide good quality data
We want better health services for
young people – can we work with
youth services to achieve that?
