Arts: An Innovative Pathway to Educating Youth about Health

Speakers: Bonnie Edmondson, EdD, MS and Ewelina M. Swierad, PhD, EdM, MA, MSc

Moderator: Melissa Valerio, PhD, MPH

Looking for novel ways to impact the health of youth?  This webinar will illustrate how artwork, poetry, song, and dance are being used to improve the health knowledge, skills, and behaviors of children and teens, improve their health outcomes, and counter the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Join us for this third webinar from the Health Promotion Practice open-access supplement “Arts and Public Health” and learn what the “H.Y.P.E.” is all about!

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
1. Describe at least 2 key components in program planning that contributed to the success of a youth arts STD prevention program implemented in criminal justice settings. (2.1.2)

2. Identify at least four strategies used in the H.Y.P.E. The Breaks! Program model that provided the theoretical foundations for engaging youth in more physical activity (2.3.4)