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2004 Youth Leadership Institute
Project
Export – Outreach Core sponsored its 2004 Youth
Leadership Institute. The purpose is to learn how youth can educate other youth
and their families
about prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome. The program focuses
on interactive participation to challenge youth leaders to live healthier
lives by changing health habits including healthy eating, exercise, and reducing
stress.
Part I – Youth Leadership Training Conference, Medical University of
South Carolina Wednesday June 23 – Friday June 25, 2004. Thirty five
youth from across the state of South Carolina, 14 years and older, were trained
as youth
leaders to design, plan and implement an education program that focuses on
reducing metabolic syndrome for families and youth in their community.
Part II – Youth Leadership Development Conference, Allen University,
Columbia South Carolina, Wednesday July 21, 2004. Youth Leaders trained
in session one
participated in delivering an education program on the metabolic syndrome
to approximately 2000 children at the Leadership Conference of the 7th Episcopal
District of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
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