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Description
The project "Protect Health While Young 2" is aimed at reducing and preventing youth health inequalities in Šakiai, Marijampolė and Vilkaviškis districts. At least 1,300 young people from different municipalities will be involved in the project activities. To address youth health issues, the project will implement 8 Youth-friendly Healthcare Services (YFHCSS) delivery algorithms, the application of which will help to solve youth mental health, nutrition, reproductive health, sexual education, obesity and external causes of death, also will ensure appropriate, high-quality and timely provision of these services to young people.
In order to achieve the goal, the project envisages development of YFHCSS Coordination Center in Šakiai district municipality and establishment of new YFHCSS Coordination Centers in Marijampolė and Vilkaviškis district municipalities, establishment of YFHCSS cooperation network in partner municipalities, YFHCSS publicity, YFHCSS trainings and camps for target audiences - specialists and youth.
The YFHCSS model developed during the project will not only help to solve youth health problems faster and more efficiently, but also to assess what services are lacking in municipalities, whether the provided services are easily accessible to young people. The developed and adapted algorithms for solving youth health problems can be used as tools to help shape the youth health strategy and at the same time help reduce health inequalities between Lithuanian districts (and regions).
Summary of project results
The project "Protect Health While Young 2" was aimed at reducing and preventing youth health inequalities in Šakiai, Marijampolė and Vilkaviškis districts.
More than 2000 young people from different municipalities was involved in the project activities. 8 Youth-friendly Healthcare Services (YFHCSS) delivery algorithms were implemented which contributed to solving youth mental health, nutrition, reproductive health, sexual education, obesity and other related youth problems. In order to achieve the goal, YFHCSS Coordination Center was developed in Šakiai district municipality and new YFHCSS Coordination Centers were established in Marijampolė and Vilkaviškis district municipalities. During the project implementation period YFHCSS cooperation network was establish in partners'' municipalities, YFHCSS trainings and camps for target audiences - specialists and youth were organized.
Development of The YFHCSS model helped to solve youth health problems faster and more efficiently. It also helped to identify what services are lacking in municipalities, whether the provided services are easily accessible to young people. YFHCSS Coordination Centers in Šakiai, Marijampolė and Vilkaviškis district municipalities continues their activities after the end of the project implementation period ensuring YFHCSS for young people.