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Registration is on a first come bases.  Please follow instructions below to secure a spot.

Deadline for registration is Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The Healthy Empowered Youth (HEY!) training conferences will bring

together youth and adult support personnel in four regions across

Ontarioto learn about how to impact the health of their

communities by preventing chronic disease. Each conference will engage

approximately 200 youth in leadership and health related training

programming, while providing a parallel program for adult support

personnel in the area of working with youth on health-related

initiatives. The aim of this mini-conference initiative is to:

The City of Torontowill host one of these conferences.  This 1 day,

training provides the opportunity to network and build on the strengths

of youth work.  As was identified in many of the 2009 TPH youth grants

applications, this training will provide youth groups with the tools to

support some of the identified community issues.

 Training Objectives

·        Increase youth participation knowledge about chronic disease

prevention, health promotion, advocacy and influencing public policy

·        Increase adult participant knowledge about how to effectively

work with youth to engage in initiatives that focus on health promotion,

advocacy and influencing public policy

·        Increase youth participant willingness to become involved in

health promotion/advocacy activities in their community

·        Provide tools and resources to youth and adult supports for

the purpose of implementing health promotion activities in their

community

·        Increase networking amongst youth and adult supports within

regional areas

Approximate Schedule:

11:00 - 5:00 PM

To register online:

1)      Complete attached registration Form

·         Youth select 2 workshops from the list: Tobacco-Free Sports

and Recreation, Advocacy for Health 101, Improving the Health of Your

Community, Influencing Public Policy

·         one in the morning, one in the afternoon; everyone goes to

plenary and the wrap session]

·         Adult Allies have 1 workshop: Creating Effective Health

Education Campaigns with Youth)

·         Include: Emergency contact: Special dietary restrictions,

Allergies, SpecialHealth Considerations that was not identified.

2)      Email registration formto dhyman@toronto.ca

3)      Registration deadline is February 17, 2010.

4)      If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Marie

Green from YATI at 1-877-TLA-YATI extension 269 or Janvere Toronto

Public Health at 416-338-8478 or Dionne at 416 338-3690 (from the period