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Communities be free of vaccine preventable disease throughout the lifespan

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Infectious diseases caused by viruses or bacteria that can be prevented by vaccines

Before the vaccine, 11,000 were hospitalized and 150 people died from chickenpox

After its introduction, we avoided those hospitalizations and deaths

Vaccines show evidence for good

When more people are vaccinated, they are contributing to herd immunity, so a disease cannot spread as easily.

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Infectious, communicable, caused by viruses and bacteria -- Ex: ChickenPox Vaccine

Vaccines can prevent illness severity and protect folks from spread, herd immunity as a concept of community protection

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Recent COVID 19 Vaccine

Flu Vaccine

HPV Vaccine

Tdap Vaccine

Meningococcal Vaccine

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Project Background:

Sept 2023: VPDC awarded for strengthening vaccine confidence + uptake among adolescent and their families through community partnerships

Goal:

Increase vaccination uptake and address inequities in COVID-19 and routine vaccination coverage among adolescents and their families

Activities to Date:

Provide trusted community leaders w/accurate information and messaging to improve vaccine confidence

Youth leaders

School staff

Pediatricians and other healthcare professionals

Community health workers

Collab with Youth Advisory Council on 3/1/24 with 6 youth advisors

Gained insight about how youth + their parents make health/vaccine-related decisions to inform project priorities/strats

(E.G. found greater reliance on technology like Instagram to get info + important for media to be colorful, cute, and accessible in diff languages)

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To promote confidence and trust in vaccines among adolescents

Increase vaccine uptake and address C19 inequities among teens and their families

Project focuses on trust community leaders to improve vaccine confidence, accurate and informative messaging

Collaboration with YAC, 3/1/24, hosted with a listening session with 6 youth advisors, gain insight on how youth and parents make vaccine related decisions

Health Education Materials developed from project

Social Media Toolkit

Fact Sheet

Peer to Peer Campign

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Develop vaccine promotion posts in Winter/Spring

Boost posts to reach adolescents across LA County to increase audience reach/engagement

Instagram Accounts: @Youth4PublicHealth & @LAPublicHealth

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Integrate Vaccine Messaging in social media postings 

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Integrate Vaccine Messaging in social media postings 

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Part 1: Creating Social Media Content for Public Health

9/19/24

Office Hours - 4:00pm-5:00pm on 10/3/24

Save the Date: Part 2

10/26/24

Office Hours - TBD

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second year at UCLA

From Palmdale California

Loves to volunteer and serve her community

Has done robotic competitions

Love to play video games

Loves journalism

Was involved in key club in high school

Loves sushi

Loves to bake : made delicious cookies

Has a pet dog and bird

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Hannah Denyer, MA & Nana Sarkodee-Adoo, MSW, MPH, CHES, PPSC

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Hannah Denyer, MA & Nana Sarkodee-Adoo, MSW, MPH, CHES, PPSC

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Part of LADPH, est. in 2019

Goal: build violence-free LA County where everyone can thrive

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How can we thrive? Mental health matters, social connection, we all have a role to play in becoming advocates for improving mental health

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It is:

important

something everyone has

on a continuum

part of being human

something we need to look after

complex

It is not:

weakness

shameful

all in the mind

always negative

something to think about only when it feels broken

feeling good all the time

something to snap out of

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environment

relationships

substance use

trauma

losses

stress

genetics

physical health

diet

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Connection Between Physical and Mental Health

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Connection Between Physical and Mental Health

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physical health + mental health = personal health

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Mood

Talk

Behavior

Other comments:

easily irritable/trouble sleeping

If your body feels a little more sluggish than normal when doing every-day things

Not enjoying normal activities you would usually enjoy

Eating more junk food and snacking without caring too much about health

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Sad/negative captions, hashtags, emojis that seem like more than sarcasm

Liking, following, or reposting things that promote self-harm

Writing posts or comments that openly show impulsive, irritable, hostile, or dangerous behaviors

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How to have a direct conversation when you're worried about someone else

1. Hey we haven't talked in a while. How are you?

2. Are you ok, you done seem like yourself lately

3. Hey you seem frustrated today. I'm here for you .

4. Seems like somethings up. do you wanna talk about what's going on?

5. I'm worried about you and would like to know whats up so I can help.

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Why people don't share their mental health concerns/struggles or talk about themselves more often:

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Why people don't share their mental health concerns/struggles or talk about themselves more often:

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We think others may not understand our situation

fear of being misunderstood

Fear of judgement

Some people might be scared of vulnerability!

Showing weakness

fear of seeming vulnerable and unable to care for myself

unsure of which people to speak to and how they may react + if they tell others

concern that people might lose respect for us.

Fear of draining other people

pressures about how we should behave and vulnerability is often seen as a weakness, especially for boys and men

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Do:

Listen without judgement

Ask how can I help

let them know you care

assume the intention you can understand and not fix

validate their feelings

be patient

keep in touch even if you get no response

Dont:

interrupt or speak over

tell them how they should feel

jump in with solutions

pressure them to speak

be scared to speak about feelings

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Starting a Conversation on Mental Health Advice

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Starting a Conversation on Mental Health Advice

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5 Ways to Start a Convo:

1. Hey, we haven't talked in a while. How are you?

2. Are you OK? You don't seem like yourself lately.

3. Hey, you seem frustrated today. I'm here for you.

4. Seems like something's up. Do you wanna talk about what's going on?

5. I'm worried about you and would like to know what's up so I can help.

Do:

listen without judgement

ask "how can I help?"

let them know you care

validate feelings

listen to understand not fix

patience

keep in touch even without a response

Don't:

interrupt or speak over

tell them how they should feel

jump in with solutions

pressure them to ppeak

be scared to speak about feelings

be critical/blaming

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affirming and hearing then asking to connect 

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affirming and hearing then asking to connect 

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ask directly if they are considering suicide, ask if they have a plan (create a barrier to access), affirm your friend you are proud of them for opening up, offer to connect them to help(keep company), 9-8-8 Suicide Hotline

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Belen Barragan, MPH - Senior Health Educator

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Belen Barragan, MPH - Senior Health Educator

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Belen Barragan: bbarragan@ph.lacounty.gov

Team: TK12Ambassador@ph.lacounty.gov

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https://www.menti.com/bl2s3i3bgfd3

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interaction of social environment that promotes living a fulfilling life- wellbeing and wellness

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interaction of social environment that promotes living a fulfilling life- wellbeing and wellness

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tinyurl.com/Teenmentalhealth4u

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/pie/Education/MentalHealthToolKit/toolkit-teen.htm

Equips with background info, language, and skills to talk about and support teen mental health

Includes de-escalation activities and convo starters

Links to helpful resources and websites

Topics include suicide, healthy relationships, social media safety, alcohol and drug use, maintaining wellness, and exercise

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mental health is a spectrum, never constant but we can cultivate with the tools and language to do so

talking about mental health can go a long way with navigating how to address mental health concerns and mental health outcomes through health based approaches

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Media for the Mental Health Toolkit (Find fliers to share with your friends, family, peers, classmates, etc.)

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Media for the Mental Health Toolkit (Find fliers to share with your friends, family, peers, classmates, etc.)

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Media Inspired for the Mental Health Toolkit

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Public Health has made reasonable efforts to provide accurate translation. However, no computerized translation is perfect and is not intended to replace traditional translation methods. If questions arise concerning the accuracy of the information, please refer to the English edition of the website, which is the official version.

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Reach out to Belen and TK12 Team if interested in passion project collaboration or interested in helping develop the mental health toolkit

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Reach out to Belen and TK12 Team if interested in passion project collaboration or interested in helping develop the mental health toolkit

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Suggestions of public health policies to implement

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Suggestions of public health policies to implement

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wellness day like every other week in schools where students are provided activities, snacks, and just a space to take a breather

I would want to implement a policy  requires that policy makers take a holistic approach and assessing the overarching social factors of ph disparities would be nice to see

I’d implement a policy that provides universal access to a nutritionist because I believe a lot of communities are ill informed about nutrition which negatively impacts their health outcomes

i would implement a preventive care program, stemming from education at a very young age so as to counteract the devastation of future poor health outcomes.

Free or affordable insurance that actually gives people access to good doctors and care

i would want to implement a policy on more nutritional regulations because i notice especially in low income areas that only fast food is in abundance and most communities don’t have access to healthier options either because of distance and or price.

policy mandating a grocery store within a certain radius or smth

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http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/hea/library/

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Office Hours for Team Friday questions and deliverable overview THIS Monday 4-5pm

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Office Hours for Team Friday questions and deliverable overview THIS Monday 4-5pm

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Instructions emailed by Kevin (9/19)

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October 26 IN PERSON MEETING!! MLK HEALTH CENTER!!

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October 26 IN PERSON MEETING!! MLK HEALTH CENTER!!

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Board of supervisors motion, social media impact on youth, partake in meeting October 7th, 10am-10:50am kick off meeting, asking for PYDI and YAC participation, if anyone can join please inform Kevin, Dr. West, and Martha

policy work, AB272 Bill

document to review before attending session

expectation to discuss document