Example #1: Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC)
The Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC) is a citywide body of elected student leaders representing most BPS high schools. BSAC organizers work to identify and address pertinent student issues, thereby putting students at the center of the decisions that affect them the most. BSAC acts as the student union of the district, leading organizing efforts, forging relationships with district and city-leaders, impacting policy change, and transforming school culture across the board.
Example #2: The Power of an Untapped Resource
Exploring Youth Representation on Your Board or Committee. This booklet was created by an Alaskan student for any board that is interested in expanding the representation of their board, “growing their own” board members for tomorrow and/or empowering the youth in their community. From Native corporation boards, youth serving organizations and faith groups, state and local advisory councils, to the state school boards association, Alaskans are witnessing a trend – Alaskans are committed to working with youth.
Example #3: Children’s Mercy Teen Advisory Boards
Photo credit: Children's Mercy, Kansas City.
Children’s Mercy started the Teen Advisory Board with the goal of improving Children's Mercy for all patients - especially teens.
The purpose of TAB:
- To provide Children's Mercy with a patient advisory board representing various ages, backgrounds and communities.
- To give an opportunity for a representative group of patients to express concerns, ideas and suggestions.
- To have Children's Mercy staff listen and support the TAB.
- To give teen ideas to the Children's Mercy Hospital's Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer.
Learn about accomplishments of the Teen Advisory Board. View the bylaws.
Example #4: Defining and Unpacking the Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity–A Culture of Health Webinar
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) held the first webinar in its Culture of Health Webinar Series on November 29, 2018. The National Academies report Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity identified nine social determinants of health and how these determinants impact our health and the health of our communities. It features an example of actively engaging and supporting youth in advocacy efforts. The report also defines health equity as the state in which everyone has the opportunity to attain full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or any other socially defined circumstance. Read more.