Youth at the Center: Engagement Strategies and Lessons Learned from a Statewide Sexual Health Network

In this session, participants will explore strategies for authentic youth engagement and lessons learned from the Washington Youth Sexual Health Innovation and Impact Network (WYSHIIN). The Washington State Department of Health and the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board co-lead WYSHIIN by supporting a learning collaborative of ten partner organizations, which includes Tribes, clinics, local health jurisdictions, and community-based organizations working to improve youth access to and experience with sexual health care. By engaging youth at the tribal, state, and community levels, WYSHIIN partners have developed strategies to center youth voice and improve the equitable design and delivery of sexual health services in Washington.