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Young people from across western Sydney have used the Youth Voices COVID-19 Video Competition to grab the attention of their friends, schools and communities and tackle the pandemic.
Prize winners from western Sydney, along with winners from around the state, were announced on Monday 18 October in an online ceremony attended by over 110 people.
An online information session for western Sydney high school students to delve into questions about COVID-19 and vaccinations has been attended by close to 60 young people.
Hosted by the Prevention Education and Research Unit (PERU) at Western Sydney Local Health District in collaboration with the COVID-19 Western Sydney GP Network, the session was an opportunity for young people to voice both their questions and concerns.
Program materials for SALSA online can be accessed anytime, anywhere on Google Sites. SALSA online is a collaborative learning experience which is accessible via Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams.
A respiratory Physician’s story on COVID vaccination, made for the teachers and school staff meeting. From “Local Access to COVID Vaccination and Q & A for school Staff in Western Sydney” held on Friday 30th July, 2021.
This program is funded by Western Sydney Local Health District and issupported by Western Sydney Primary Health Network and Mrs Patricia McAlary and Family.
Special thanks are extended to members of the SALSA Online Committee and Students SALSA online Committee, participating schools and our partners Mt Druitt, Blacktown and Hills Medical Practitioners Association and the NSW Australian Medical Association.
We are also grateful to Noelene Callaghan, Department of Education for her contribution in the digitalisation of the SALSA program; Mara Cvejic (Senior Technical Officer, WSLHD) and Dr Ralf Itzwerth for the formatting of this report.
Painted handball and volleyball courts, water refill stations and sporting grounds with artificial turf are all ideas from high school students in western Sydney.
The video titled ‘Simple Changes’ was co-designed by 3 western Sydney schools for the SALSA program. The video was launched at the Australian Lifestyle Medicine conference.
The Triple A program is a proven initiative to improve the health and wellbeing of students with asthma and significantly reduce the likelihood of smoking. We have updated our program to address vaping amongst adolescents.
SALSA: A peer-led leadership program that motivates students to increase physical activity and improve diet. View the results of the programs in infographics.
“Our vision is to enable young people to make positive changes in their own lives, and the voice to make an impact on their peers and the school community.”
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