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Identifying pathways for leadership through empowerment camps
Diversity and culture
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Program planning
Public health or related education
Learning Objectives:
Describe at least 3 interventions or sample activities that Volunteers and their community partners conduct with boys in BE Camp that allow campers to understand the impact of gender roles and to empower them to improve their own lives and their communities.
Identify at least 3 context-specific adaptations to the BE Camp model to make the interventions or camp activities more responsive to the health needs, cultural context, or specific priorities of the campers.
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a licensed psychologist who has worked with children and adolescents for over 30 years. As Director of Peace Corps Mental Health Programs, I am aware of gender disparity issues volunteers and how they work to counter these issues.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.