I1452: How to Create Youth-Adult Partnerships and Youth Engagement Strategies

Friday, September 26, 2025

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MDT

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Meeting Room 301/302

CME 1.50

Topic(s): Community Pediatrics; Advocacy

Youth engagement is a vital component of addressing health inequities in communities. Successful youth-adult partnerships, however, require organizational change. This session will highlight several youth-driven initiatives and lessons learned. Participants will hear from youth as they work to build their own youth engagement strategies.

Faculty(s)

Rita Nathawad, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Florida, College of Medicine-Jacksonville
University of Florida, College of Medicine-Jacksonville, United States
Tara M. Melinkovich, MPH (she/her/hers)

Youth Engagement Program Manager
Denver Health and Hospital Authority