by Staff Admin | Apr 4, 2016 | Eliminate Health Disparities, Healthy Homes & Sustainable Communities, News
In 1994, Community Partners conducted a survey to decide what areas of health in the community needed improvement. Thirty-one goals emerged, and they narrowed down to 15 by using two criteria 1) there had to be measurable data to support the goal area 2) there had to...
by Staff Admin | Mar 13, 2016 | News, Youth Advisory Board
In 2002 the Ravenna youth had a building on their mind. The Youth Center began when a group of Ravenna students, knows as the S.W.A.T. or Students Warning Adolescents about Tobacco, received a $100,000 grant to start building a youth center. These students had the...
by Staff Admin | Mar 4, 2016 | News
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by Staff Admin | Mar 4, 2016 | News, Youth Advisory Board
The Founding of YAB Youth provided the foundation for Buffalo County Community Partner’s work in Building a Healthier Buffalo County. Buffalo County youth coined the motto “Don’t do it for us without us,” in 1999. This motto was used to develop county wide youth...
by Staff Admin | Mar 3, 2016 | News, Youth Advisory Board
In 2003 the Youth Advisory Board was still in it’s early stages. By 2004 the group had secured funding and developed a board structure. Even though 03 was still in the beginning that did not stop youth like Melissa Farris from diving into YAB activities. On...
