Youth Advisory Council Meetings
2023-2024 Cohort Schedule
The Adolescent and Young Adult Health (AYAH) Youth Advisory Council (YAC) meets regularly to discuss problems and issues in adolescent and young adult health care and services, and their ideas and recommendations on solving those problems and improve health care services for youth in Washington.
General Council Meetings (topics and tentative schedule)
- April 2023: Kick off meeting
- June 2023: Youth with Special Health Care Needs/Disabilities
- August 2023: Sexual and reproductive health for young people
- October 2023: Mental and Behavioral Health
- November 2023: Healthy Relationships and Teen Dating
- February 2024: Compassionate Care/Bullying in Health Care
- April 2024: Barriers and Access to Care, Youth Friendly Solutions and Alternative Health Care
- June 2024: Food and Nutrition for Young People - Khim and Christina
- August 2024: Immunizations
- October 2024: Planning for the next generation YAC
Subcommittees (tentative topics)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Care - Clinical care and education
- Youth Mental and Behavioral Health - Substance use, stigma, and suicide prevention
- Youth with Disabilities
- Food and Nutrition for Youth
- Teen Dating and Healthy Relationships
Optional activities
- Collaboration with DOH staff on youth-serving projects, including: 988 campaigns, youth-friendly care certification, how-to videos, improving access to emergency and over the counter contraception.
- Provide thoughts and feedback on DOH materials geared to youth, and materials from state agency partners.
- Invitations to other youth engagement opportunities from other state agencies and youth-serving partners.