Youth Health Program
Program Manager: Dr Liz Cuninghame
Program Co-ordinator: Fiona Stasivkynas
Description
The Youth Health Program provides support to general practice through education and information to assist in increasing GPs awareness of young people and their health needs.
We provide information to assist general practices:
- to run a more youth friendly practice
- in communicating with young people
- with general youth health information and guidelines
- increase awareness of other youth service providers who can support GPs in the management of their young patients.
The Youth Health program coordinates the GPs in Schools program. The program employs a strategy to enhance GPs knowledge, skills, attitudes and self perceived competency in areas related to the health of young people and in encouraging GPs to be actively involved in adolescent health promotion and preventive health activities. These strategies result in improved youth awareness and understanding of medical culture and how to access general practice and other health services.
The program provides two health education sessions to each Year Nine class within seven local secondary schools. The first session for each class is an ‘Access Session’. The second session involves the students choosing a topic they would like the GP to talk about; topics such as Depression, Contraception, and Drugs & Alcohol.
For further information please contact Fiona at the Division by phone or fax, or email [fiona at sdgp dot org dot au].
Quick Reference Directory
Youth Health has developed two quick youth health reference directories, one for the GP and one for the young person. Please refer to the electronic version of these directories in the Link section below.
How to participate in the GPs in Schools Program
If you are interested in participating in the Youth Health Program please contact Fiona at the Division. The Division has a GPs in Schools Resource Folder for GPs which is available electronically, under the Links section below.
For further information please contact Fiona at the Division by phone or fax, or email [fiona at sdgp dot org dot au].