Established in 1847, The New York Academy of Medicine is dedicated to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life. Through our original research, policy and program initiatives we provide the evidence base to address the structural and cultural barriers to good health and drive progress toward health equity. This work and our one-of-a-kind public programming are supported by our world class historical medical library and our Fellows program, a unique network of more than 2,000 experts elected by their peers from across the professions affecting health.

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How the Program Works

YouthworksNYC is grounded in evidence-based methods. In building an innovative experience for youth, our curriculum development embraced proven participatory models including empowerment theory, positive youth development theory, youth participatory action research and the credible messenger model.

Our program content is organized into topical modules, each with a standard set of activities. Live sessions and modules, accessed via Google Classroom, cover a variety of health and wellness topics, including:

exploring innate strengths and resources to promote self-awareness and self-esteem,
physical health and well-being, particularly related to COVID-19 and making healthy choices,
developing and maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships,
building resilience and empowerment through individual work and peer interactions,
stress relief through breathing, meditation and exercise,
artistic expression in all forms,
personal storytelling and social justice,
entrepreneurship and career planning.

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