Published 11. May 2012 at 9:29 pm -
The name given to me by my mother is Shevanique Winston, but most people know me as Shevy — yes, like the car!
I am an 18-year-old senior at Enloe High School in Raleigh, N.C. Next year I will be a student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where I plan to major in business marketing.
I...
Published 4. May 2012 at 7:01 pm -
My name is Jhana Parikh, I’m a youth staff member of the Access to Health Care team at YES!, and my favorite thing to do is play soccer.
I first got involved with YES! when my friend (and current co-worker) told me about it. Since I’ve been here, I’ve met with school board members, collected...
Published 25. April 2012 at 6:56 pm -
Join us in our efforts to bring a school-based health center to Wake County by attending our Hands on School Health Rally. This FREE event is going to be a mixture of training and action with the opportunity for youth leaders to take away the tools to change their communities.
There will be activities,...
Published 20. April 2012 at 7:52 pm -
By Selay Demir
YES! Youth Staff
Each year millions of teens die in U.S. due to a tobacco-related illness. After witnessing my friends getting addicted to the number one cause of preventable death, I got involved with Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!) in order to help teens understand the terrible...
Published 13. April 2012 at 5:31 pm -
By Jessica Harris
YES! Youth Staff
On April 10, 2012 The CORE, a youth-led council that gives young people the opportunity to support nutrition and physical activity initiatives outlined in the Healthy Weight, Healthy Child Initiative’s The Blueprint for a Healthier Generation 2020, presented to...
Published 22. March 2012 at 8:17 pm -
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – March 21, 2012 – Young people from Buncombe County joined thousands of youth from across the country for Kick Butts Day, a nationwide initiative that makes teens leaders in the effort to prevent youth tobacco use.
“Kick Butts Day was a great way to get our community involved in...
Published 9. March 2012 at 6:53 pm -
On March 8, 2012, YES! youth staff members Selay Demir and Tyler Long joined others in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin’s press conference in on the release of her report, “Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults.” Find out more in the news release...
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