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In addition to the Core Values of the Department of Public Health Sciences, TeenNet's work is guided by 5 principles:
- Participation: key involvement (ownership) at all stages by teens
- Relevance to Teens: focus on health, personal and social issues identified by teens
- Autonomy Supportive: respects individual choice and exploration of options regarding health behaviour
- Active Learning and Fun: engaging, flexible and highly interactive, stimulates self directed learning
- Access: designed and adapted to be accessible and relevant to diverse populations
Critical Success Factors:
TeenNet has identified 5 significant ingredient for success in any youth
promotion initiatives.
- Guided by sound theoretical models
- Interactive, fun and stimulates self directed learning
- Youth lead - involves youth at all stages (participation, social influence)
- Systematically evaluated, and improved
- Comprehensive and ongoing related to a breadth of health issues using an ongoing approach (no ‘silver bullet’ or one hit fix)
TeenNet is committed to supporting authentic and meaningful youth engagement. This work is guided by TeenNet's Youth Voice model:
- Engage youth in expressing themselves on their lives and communities.
- Identify issues and themes of importance to young people.
- Plan projects that address youth concerns and priorities.
- Act for youth-driven community development and social change.
- Reflect, Research and Reward in order to recognize achievements and document learning.
- Sustain growth and development of youth-driven initiatives.