The YEAH! Project

Youth Engagement and Action for Health (YEAH!) is a 14-week curriculum to engage youth participants in planning and implementing projects designed to create healthier neighborhoods. Youth will be trained to conduct neighborhood assessments, select a meaningful project, and advocate for change with local policy and decision makers. 

YEAH! is a fantastic way for youth to understand how the design and function of their school and/or community impacts their health, to develop an action plan that can lead to changes, and to advocate for these changes with decision makers in their own community.

Learn more about the YEAH! Project

Kids should have a say about what they need to grow up healthy.
The Physical Activity Research Center is helping young teens advocate for healthy changes in their communities.
The results?
Youth Engagement and Action for Health (YEAH!) empowered youth to get healthier foods and dance classes at school.
The YEAH! program helped youth advocate for cleaner parks that offer more amenities and attract more people.
Start a club to help kids in your community advocate for healthy changes: yeah.umn.edu. Physical Activity Research Center, produced with the University of Minnesota