{"id":4793,"date":"2022-06-16T12:28:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T09:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsh.co\/en\/?page_id=4793"},"modified":"2023-11-02T12:10:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:10:46","slug":"what-are-the-youth-health-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/youth-work-blog\/what-are-the-youth-health-services\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are The Youth Health Services?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dslc-modules-section dslc-modules-section-dnd ui-droppable dslc-modules-section-not-empty\" data-section-id=\"2dc4fbb809a\" data-jsinit=\"initialized\">\n<div class=\"dslc-modules-section-wrapper dslc-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"dslc-modules-section-inner dslc-clearfix ui-sortable\">\n<div class=\"dslc-modules-area dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-valign- dslc-modules-area-dnd dslc-modules-area-not-empty dslc-last-col\" data-size=\"12\" data-valign=\"\" data-jsinit=\"initialized\">\n<div id=\"dslc-module-4728988265e\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-module-handle-like-regular dslc-last-col dslc-in-viewport\" title=\"TEXT\" data-module-id=\"4728988265e\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\" data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\">\n<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\n<div class=\"dslca-editable-content\" data-type=\"simple\" data-id=\"content\" data-exportable-content=\"\" data-edit-id=\"0\">\n<h1><strong>What Are The Youth Health Services?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"dslc-module-dbd30e1084b\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Image dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-module-handle-like-regular dslc-last-col dslc-in-viewport\" title=\"IMAGE\" data-module-id=\"dbd30e1084b\" data-module=\"DSLC_Image\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\" data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\">\n<div class=\"dslca-module-manage\">\n<div class=\"dslca-module-manage-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dslc-image-container\">\n<div class=\"dslc-image\" data-exportable-content=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"What are Youth health services\" src=\"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-are-Youth-health-services.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-are-Youth-health-services.jpg 740w, https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-are-Youth-health-services-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-are-Youth-health-services-680x453.jpg 680w, https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-are-Youth-health-services-540x360.jpg 540w\" alt=\"What are Youth health services\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dslc-modules-section dslc-modules-section-dnd ui-droppable dslc-modules-section-not-empty\" data-section-id=\"61d2a4c053c\" data-jsinit=\"initialized\">\n<div class=\"dslc-modules-section-wrapper dslc-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"dslc-modules-section-inner dslc-clearfix ui-sortable\">\n<div class=\"dslc-modules-area dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-valign- dslc-modules-area-dnd dslc-modules-area-not-empty dslc-last-col\" data-size=\"12\" data-valign=\"\" data-jsinit=\"initialized\">\n<div class=\"dslca-modules-area-manage\">\n<div class=\"dslca-modules-area-manage-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"dslc-module-6e1e7bbb820\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-module-handle-like-regular dslc-last-col\" title=\"TEXT\" data-module-id=\"6e1e7bbb820\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\" data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\">\n<div class=\"dslca-module-manage\">\n<div class=\"dslca-module-manage-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\n<div class=\"dslca-editable-content\" data-type=\"simple\" data-id=\"content\" data-exportable-content=\"\" data-edit-id=\"0\">\n<p>These are\u00a0 specific youth\u00a0 health services based in a location, and they may focus on particular health issues affecting young people, or may work on young people\u2019s general health:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Peer education health projects such as anti-smoking and HIV\/AIDS campaigns<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Youth health action projects<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Youth counseling projects<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Clinics for children&#8217;s health and drop-in programs to help families plan their family\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Young women\u2019s health advice centers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Youth disability projects<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Units, wards and services designated for the treatment of young people<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The health of a nation\u2019s youth is determined by the way that different strata of young people fit into that nation\u2019s social structure, with the poorest groups suffering the most ill-health, This is in turn influenced by the structure of the social and economic global system, for example, a country like Sri Lanka, which developed a degree of prosperity with textiles and other related industries, faced the loss of jobs for thousands of textile workers when the Multi-fibre Arrangement came to an end in 2005 and removed the protected market share, Unless the textiles industry in these countries can create new niche markets, for high-quality expensive textiles, then that will create new areas of poverty, which as we said earlier is statistically damaging to the health of the poor, Their governments will need to redress that problem through public health measures,\u00a0\u00a0In order for youth development workers to be able to work in the same direction as the progressive forces in a given social system, rather than struggling against them, it is important that they first determine what the possible linkages between youth development activities and the local systems of public health are. This will help them to play a role in youth health services.<\/p>\n<p>While most countries in the world are increasingly adopting the primary health care approach, the management of health education and promotion varies greatly from region to region, depending on the local culture and the political and economic structure of a region, as well as on the health and disease patterns and local primary health care policies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecommonwealth.org\/our-work\/youth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Commonwealth Youth Program<\/a>\u00a0suggests that an analysis of health provision in a specific situation should begin with the consideration of three factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Whether health services for young people exist inside a service specifically allocated to health, such as a health center or a drug unit, or happen to be located within broader community development services, such as the criminal justice system or education<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Whether the service in question is being used by young people alone or by the population in general<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Whether the service in question is a specialist service, for example relevant to smoking or sexually transmitted diseases, or whether it has a broader (more holistic) emphasis, being concerned with the wider context of young people\u2019s health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is therefore important for you to know the way in which the local health service fits into these broad groupings, as youth development workers need to mobilize aspects of these services to meet identified needs.\u00a0It is essential to be aware of how each service is run, as well as its\u00a0organizational objectives and how each service varies according to the way it is located in the general system. Now let\u2019s look at the various categories of services for young men and women.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Categories of services<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The Commonwealth Youth Program further describes four categories of service for young men and women:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Youth development services<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Youth health services<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">General health services<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Community development services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Youth development services\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>As you may know from your own experience, these are not normally a part of specific health-centered services, as they tend to deal with more general matters to do with young people. They aim to develop the social and personal lives of young people and to serve vulnerable groups of young people. They provide a range of services available in one location, including the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Youth councils<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Multipurpose youth centers \u2013 recreation, primary health care, advice on reproductive health; skills training<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u2018Youth for youth\u2019 and \u2018peer education\u2019 projects<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Youth task forces<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u2018Youth sport for health\u2019<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Life-skills and health education projects (in-school)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Out-of-school and unattached youth projects, such as enterprise schemes<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Youth homelessness projects<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Outreach work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>General health services<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>These are services designed to be used by all age groups within a population. They may focus on particular issues or vulnerable groups, or provide a general health service in one location:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Community health clinics<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Hospitals<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Psychiatric units<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Health education and promotion projects<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Marriage guidance<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Health professionals such as doctors and nurses<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">General anti-smoking campaigns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Community development services\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Community development services are general services outside the specific health service that young people may use. They work with vulnerable groups of people to develop particular aspects of their lives, or they may aim to work with people generally and to provide a complete range of services in one location:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Community centers<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Community theatre groups<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Anti-poverty projects<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Nutrition projects<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Women\u2019s health projects<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Enterprise schemes<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Adult education projects<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Literacy schemes<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Environmental health services<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Drug users\u2019 rehabilitation community projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>The role of young people in health<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>In this section we will look at how youths can be empowered with knowledge and skills to assume more responsibilities in managing their own health needs and improving their quality of\u00a0 life. However, many programmes for youths tend to consider them as passive, not active participants.<\/p>\n<p>In general, youth programs do not make enough effort to stimulate participation of the young people in the planning, decision-making, policy development, monitoring and evaluation of programmes designed for them.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes youths are symbolically involved in the activities that are targeting them. An example of the symbolic involvement of young people is the common practice of inviting one or two youths to a large national and\/or regional conference or workshop where adults are discussing important youth-related issues, or where findings about research conducted on youths, without their participation, are being discussed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Why involve young people?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Young people should be a solution to local and global health problems that impact them and their communities. Their role as agents of change in promoting health and development enhances their competencies.<\/p>\n<p>Both youth development work and primary health care aim to empower people. It is therefore essential that young people participate in primary health care projects. We need to listen to the views of young people, and use their insights and energy to make projects relevant and of a style that they will respond to positively.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. M Macwan\u2019gi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Are The Youth Health Services? These are\u00a0 specific youth\u00a0 health services based in a location, and they may focus on particular health issues affecting young people, or may work on young people\u2019s general health: Peer education health projects such as anti-smoking and HIV\/AIDS campaigns Youth health action projects Youth counseling projects Clinics for children&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4748,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4793","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4793"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5254,"href":"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4793\/revisions\/5254"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsh.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}