3 Youth from the Portland Youth Advisory Council and 18 Adults representing School-Based Health Care in Maine will be participating in the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care Convention. This year there will be a rally that will be focused on the work of Health Care Reform. Our group from Maine have appointments [...]
School-Based Health Centers let Maine kids know they matter
In our last annual report, the Maine Assembly on School-Based Health Care (Maine Assembly) noted that School-based health centers (SBHCs) are here to stay! Why? Our state’s 27 school-based health centers, visited almost 15,000 times annually by Maine middle and secondary school youth, are an essential [...]
Outreach teams host a breakfast to emphasize the value of the 27 centers to gubernatorial hopefuls.
By Kelley Bouchard kbouchard@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer
PORTLAND – High school students urged gubernatorial candidates Tuesday to maintain and possibly increase state funding for 27 school-based health centers in 17 Maine districts.
Members of the student health center outreach teams at Deering and [...]
9 April 2010
Candidates Asked to Back School Health Centers
High school students urged gubernatorial candidates this morning to maintain and possibly increase funding for the 27 school-based health centers in 17 Maine school districts.
Members of the student health center outreach teams at Deering and Portland high schools hosted a breakfast for gubernatorial candidates in the State of Maine Room at City Hall and provided [...]
We traveled to DC with eleven teenagers: sophomores, juniors and seniors. They are a very diverse group in many ways. One had never flown before, three had never been to Washington, DC, two have been advisory group members for four years, we had representation from all four communities, and four students were new to the [...]
Students and Parents to Call for Tobacco Tax Increase
Maranacook Students Will Unveil Video Asking Lawmakers to Help Prevent Youth Smoking
Members of the Maranacook Student Health Center Advisory Committee want lawmakers to take action on youth smoking, starting by increasing Maine’s tobacco taxes right away.
On Tuesday, March 23rd, students from the Committee will travel to the [...]
12 March 2010
Maine Youth Action Network
MYAN events & trainings are a great way to build skills and form connections! Check out our calendar.
You can also explore the “Find Events & Trainings” section of our website to discover more ways to find skillbuilding opportunities as well as promote your events & trainings.
News Flash: In light of the economic climate and ongoing [...]
2 March 2010
Update from Noble SBHC
Last week 7 students for the Noble Student Health Advisory Group attended a Partnering for Change traininig facilitated by the Maine Youth Action Network. Five of the students are underclassmen who are new members of the student group. The students and adults each reported a most positive experience with the way we could [...]
12 January 2010
Press Conference with Youth from Maranacook SBHC
Just before the holiday break, two of the young men from the Maranacook Youth Advisory traveled with Cindy Flye to the state house for a Press Conference on raising the Tobacco tax. See article from the Kennebec Journal http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/7251642.html.
9 December 2009
Finish the Work on Health Care
Letter to the Editor: (Fosters Daily Democrat, December 9, 2009)
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091209/GJOPINION_01/712099979/-1/fosopinion
To the editor: The passage of health care reform in the House of Representatives was an important and exciting moment for all those dedicated to the idea that all Americans need and deserve access to high quality, affordable health care. Maine’s two representatives, Mike Michaud and [...]
