One Young World 2016 Summit

As part of the AstraZeneca Young Health Program (YHP) delegation, the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) and The Sandbox Project were given the opportunity to join YHP in hosting a breakout session at the Summit. The session’s focus was on the critical role youth can play in shaping health policy, particularly in the area of non-communicable disease prevention.

L-R: Dr. Kellie Leitch, MP; Alyssa Frampton; Alicia Raimundo, Irwin Elman and Martin Reader

Canadian Olympian Martin Reader adds to the #BeHeardForHealth ideation board

PHE Canada’s Brandy Dewar and Kendra MacFarlane at the YHP booth

L-R: Akosua Bonsu, Alicia Raimundo and Alyssa Frampton (YCRH); Jessica Stepic (Santis Health); Brandy Dewar (PHE Canada); Danielle McVicar (Canadian Diabetes Association); Will White (YCRH)

Delegates and panelists discuss the youth advocacy role in NCD prevention

Moderated by YCRH Chair Alyssa Frampton, this session welcomed a distinguished panel of youth advocates and senior Canadian politicians and policy makers:

Mr. Irwin Elman, Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth of Ontario
Dr. Kellie Leitch, MP, pediatric orthopedic surgeon and founder of The Sandbox Project
Ms. Alicia Raimundo, youth mental health advocate and One Young World Ambassador
Mr. Martin Reader, Canadian Olympian, Sandbox Project board director and co-founder of StriveLife

Watch YCRH member and Young Health Program delegate Alicia Raimundo address this year’s One Young World Summit:

The One Young World 2016 Summit in Ottawa from Sept. 28th to Oct. 1st marked the first year this international gathering was held in Canada, with health as a major focus. For more information, please visit the One Young World website.