1. INSight Youth Corps Indiana’s Network of Students Inspiring Good Health Today

2. INShape Indiana INSight Youth Corps INShape IN: statewide health initiative to coordinate efforts around the state to combat obesity and smoking INShape IN: statewide health initiative to coordinate efforts around the state to combat obesity and smoking INSight Youth Corps: student-led initiative developed out of INShape IN INSight Youth Corps: student-led initiative developed out of INShape IN Experience based learning Experience based learning Enhance personal and academic achievement Enhance personal and academic achievement Build leadership skills Build leadership skills

3. INSight Youth Corps VISION VISION The vision of the Youth Corps is to develop a statewide network of high school students trained as mentors and leaders to promote, model, and teach healthy behaviors in their schools and communities. The vision of the Youth Corps is to develop a statewide network of high school students trained as mentors and leaders to promote, model, and teach healthy behaviors in their schools and communities. MISSION MISSION The mission of the Youth Corps is to empower youth to make choices and take action that will positively impact their own health and the health of their peers, families, and communities. The mission of the Youth Corps is to empower youth to make choices and take action that will positively impact their own health and the health of their peers, families, and communities.

4. Introduce Yourselves Your name Your name Your grade level Your grade level An unknown fact about yourself An unknown fact about yourself

5. Youth Corps Members Commit to participate Attend Youth Corps meetings Participate in the Youth Corps training Participate in Youth Corps projects

6. Youth Corps Project A: Peer Health Training Offer peer health training in a classroom: pre-school, elementary, middle-school, or high school Offer peer health training in a classroom: pre-school, elementary, middle-school, or high school Choose curriculum and peer group to target for project Choose curriculum and peer group to target for project Use high quality resources Use high quality resources Target one of 3 topics: Target one of 3 topics: Nutrition Nutrition Physical Activity Physical Activity Tobacco Cessation Tobacco Cessation

7. Youth Corps Project B: Creative Health Project Spread healthy living messages Spread healthy living messages Utilize creative talents and interests Utilize creative talents and interests Address some aspect of the 3 target areas: nutrition, activity, tobacco cessation Address some aspect of the 3 target areas: nutrition, activity, tobacco cessation

8. Examples of Creative Projects Quarterly health newsletter Developing health survey and follow- up Creating an artistic health display Developing public health messages to be broadcast on TV or radio Conduct health essay contest Host a school health fair Encourage a physical activity within school

9. Brainstorming Ideas for Project A Ideas for Project A ??? ??? Ideas for Project B Ideas for Project B ???

10. Resources http://www.in.gov/inshape http://www.in.gov/inshape http://www.in.gov/inshape http://www.in.gov/inshape/insight http://www.in.gov/inshape/insight