Peer Leadership Network

For the first time in Massachusetts, HRiA will convene youth leaders in the state who work on various public health topics to help build healthy communities. The Peer Leadership Network (PLN) will host gatherings across the state for youth to share best practices, learn what each other is doing and be trained on a public health topic. This also includes creating a statewide peer leadership directory and planning a peer leader statewide conference.

Goals of the PLN:
- Bring together peer education groups that do work around a public health topic and/or building communities
- Learn what each other is doing
- Create bonds and relationships to continue to network
- Be trained on conflict resolution

HRiA recruited youth for a Youth Leadership Board (YLB) of the PLN who will work with staff to build leadership skills and plan the networking activities for the peer leader gatherings.

Activites and responsibilities of the YLB:

Trainings - YLB members receive training to enhance their leadership and communication skills
Meetings - YLB members attend weekly planning meetings
Planning - YLB members help develop the vision, theme, and structure of the PLN
Implementation - YLB members play a role in coordinating the activites offered at the PLN events

BOSTON PLN EVENT
Friday, Janaury 20, 2012
ACCESS Boston (31 St. James Ave, Boston 02116)
5 PM-8PM

You can download the application with more details here

Information on PLN events in other regions of MA coming soon


Thanks to all of those that attended the 2011 Peer Leadership Institute! Pictures have been posted.

 

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