WHAT is Youth Advocates for Health?
Youth Advocates for Health (YA4-H! / “yay 4-H”) is a 4-H leadership program that empowers teens to make a difference in their community by exploring and helping solve community issues.
Teen interns typically work 2-3 hours per week within the YA4-H! club in a team with WSU faculty, staff, and 4-H volunteers to learn about these important issues, brainstorm local solutions and then take action by completing a teen-led community project. Members also have opportunities to apply for paid WSU internships, travel, attend leadership conferences, rack up resume-boosting volunteer hours, and more.
WHO is YA4-H for?
YA4-H! is open to all high-school-aged teens. You do not need to already be in 4-H to join.
WHY join YA4-H?
- BELONG to a club with other teens interested in helping others.
- LEARN the skills you need to identify, investigate, understand, and address complex issues.
- LEAD the way – brainstorm solutions and take action to make a positive difference.
- INSPIRE a better future, and create the change you want to see in the world.
Contact Information
Alison White, 4-H Youth Development Regional Specialist
alison.white@wsu.edu / 509-707-8066 call/text
4-H Healthy Habits Resources
Keep learning about foods, nutrition, and fitness! Check out the YA4-H! Resource Collection of healthy living resources gathered by YA4-H! teen teachers!
4-H Take-PART Opioid Prevention
In 2020-2021, Yakima’s YA4-H! Take-PART teens worked to raise awareness about opioid misuse. Part of their work involved interviewing individuals who have seen the havoc addiction can impart first hand. These are their stories.
