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Wednesday, August 28 • 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Does Your Organization Serve Youth? Learn How to Engage Young People in QI Projects

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With the quality improvement goal of improving youth-friendliness in our clinics, Denver Health School-Based Health Centers partnered with a youth advisor to provide invaluable input and has guided meaningful changes within our department. This session will share the results of our partnership; outline multiple changes that clinics or youth-serving programs can implement to increase youth-friendliness; and identify opportunities for meaningful youth partnerships (with our without access to additional funding).
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Mary Keang

Mary is a sophomore at Georgia State University who aspires to become an OB/GYN. She was originally born in Cambodia and moved to the US at age 8. Mary began working with Denver Health School Based Health Centers as a Youth Advisor when she was a senior in high school. She is an integral... Read More →
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Shelley Jackson Worstell

School-Based Operations Manager, Denver Health
Shelley Jackson Worstell, MPH, is the School-Based Operations Manager at Denver Health. For the past 10 years Shelley has worked in a variety of roles at Denver Health, from clinical to administrative, and has helped advance initiatives for both school-based health center (SBHC) and... Read More →
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Tara Melinkovich

Youth Program Manager, Denver Health & Hospital Authority
Tara Melinkovich has spent the last 10 year of her career at Denver Health, and currently manages the Denver Health Pediatrics at Denver Public Schools Youth Engagement Program. The focus of her program is to uplift the voices of youth as experts in their own health needs, improving... Read More →

Wednesday August 28, 2019 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Torreys Peak 4
  Program/Research 'Showcase' Session (30 minutes)

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