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 [...]
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 [...]
24 March 2010
Testimony and Video from Students at Maranacook Student Advisory Supporting Tobacco Tax Increase!
On March 23, 2010, a Video was released supporting a Tobacco Increase in the State of Maine by Students of the Maranacook Student Advisory, three of the students spoke as well as Superintendant Richard Abramson and one of our parents/physicians.
To view the video please follow this link..or go to the right of this site and [...]
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
The Maranacook Student Health Center Student Advisory group is preparing for a trip to DC March 17-20th!
The advisory group’s mission is to educate decision makers about student health center services at the local, state and national level – representing the voice of youth around important health issues. The students will meet with each of our Maine members of Congress to thank our Senators and Representatives for their support of school-based health [...]
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.
7 July 2009
“What Youth Advocacy Looks Like”
Two Calais High Students Present Workshop at The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) Annual Conference
Sean Cavanaugh and Jesse Clark, both long-time members of the Calais Middle/High School Blue Devil Health Center’s Teen Advocacy Group (the TAG Team), recently attended the National Assembly of School-Based Health Center’s annual convention as presenters of a workshop titled [...]
10 December 2008
Caring Across Communities Collaborative
Multilingual and Multicultural Center
Portland Public School
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At the invitation of WKKF, Phyl Rubinstein and Odera Bonney, a student from Portland High traveled to New Mexico on 12/10/08 to be part of a panel presentation along with SBHC staff from New Mexico at the annual Rural Minority Health Care Conference in Albuquerque, NM. [...]
