Dudley Young Health Champions
Become a DYHC
- Dudley Young Health Champions complete a six week training programme and a creative project.
- They are given the skills and tools to carry out their role.
- Dudley Young Health Champions work within their own community and link with other DYHC to form a wider network.
- Dudley Young Health Champions share their work at an annual conference, attended by local health professionals and organisations to inspire real change in the system.
If you are interested in becoming a DYHC or learning more about the programme, please get in touch by email info@dudleycvs.org.uk.
The Health Wheel
You might recognise the Health Wheel that forms the basis of iZone's structure. The Health Wheel was one of the first projects created by DYHCs.
DYHCs at Beacon Hill Academy identified that health covers a wide range of topics, each as important as the other. They felt that it would be easier to communicate and for others to understand these topics through a visual aid. As part of their project work they created the health wheel. Each section of the wheel can be easily recognised and helps young people find important health information.
iZone shows how young people's ideas and experiences can be used to help other young people in the wider community.
The Hate You Take
The Hate You Take
DYHCs at Thorns Collegiate Academy produced an animate video, alongside a local artist and animator, to help counter the spread of hate and extremism.
DYHCs worked with Dudley Council's Safer Communities to explore misinformation and disinformation and how easy it is to be influenced by peers, online narratives, family and the wider community.
DYHCs developed a spoken word poem and an animated short film, based on their own experiences. The film has been shared with the Home Office, who were blown away by the quality of work produced by DYHCs.
Food for Thought
DYHCs at Pedmore worked with Black Country Foodbank to develop a life skills resource that will help other young people prepare for the future.
The booklet covers important topics including money management, cooking healthy meals and taking care of yourself.
As well as iZone, the booklet is also displayed on Black Country Foodbank and Pedmore Academy's websites.
Transition Tales
Transition Tales
DYHCs at Sutton School created a booklet to help new students transition to starting at Sutton School.
Their resource is based on their own experiences and is filled with information they think will be most useful to new students.