Volunteer youth leaders for Health - Philippines: Providing a mechanism for youth empowerment towards advocacy for birth defects prevention and care.

Carmencita D Padilla; Aster Lynn D Sur; Ryan John P Pascual; Christian Emmanuel P Enriquez; Rufus Thomas Y Adducul; Ma-am Joy R Tumulak; Eva Maria C DE LA Paz; April Grace D Berboso; Conchita G Abarquez; Florencio C Dizon; J Edgar C Posecion; Barbra Charina V Cavan; Maria Melanie Liberty B Alcausin; Merlyn S Mendioro; Christopher P Howson

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Volunteer youth leaders for Health - Philippines: Providing a mechanism for youth empowerment towards advocacy for birth defects prevention and care.

Author: Carmencita D PADILLA ^{1
,

2} ; Aster Lynn D SUR ² ; Ryan John P PASCUAL ^{3
,

4} ; Christian Emmanuel P ENRIQUEZ ⁴ ; Rufus Thomas Y ADDUCUL ^{3
,

4
,

5} ; Ma-Am Joy R TUMULAK ^{1
,

2} ; Eva Maria C DE LA PAZ ^{1
,

2} ; April Grace D BERBOSO ^{2
,

6} ; Conchita G ABARQUEZ ⁷ ; Florencio C DIZON ⁸ ; J Edgar C POSECION ⁹ ; Barbra Charina V CAVAN ⁹ ; Maria Melanie Liberty B ALCAUSIN ^{1
,

2} ; Merlyn S MENDIORO ^{3
,

10} ; Christopher P HOWSON ¹¹
Author Information

1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
2. Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila
3. The UPLB Genetics Society, University of the Philippines Los Banos
4. Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health
5. National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila
6. Newborn Screening Center - National Institutes of Health
7. Newborn Screening Center - Mindanao
8. Newborn Screening Center - Central Luzon
9. Newborn Screening Center - Visayas
10. University of the Philippines Los Banos
11. March of Dimes Foundation
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Volunteer Youth Leaders; Rare Diseases; Birth Defects; New Born Screening
MeSH: Human; Male; Female; Philippines; Public Health; Organizations; Policy Making; Awareness; Volunteers
From: Acta Medica Philippina 2017;51(3):167-174
CountryPhilippines
Language:English
Abstract:
The Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health-Philippine(VYLH- Philippines) is a national youth network established in 2009 as an model on how to organized young women and men into a national force that promotes self-learnings, independence,personal growth and sustained public health change from the grassroots level to up.Formed under the aegis of the University of the Philippines Manila and the department of health,the VYLH- Philippines has focused its activities in the past eight years on helping reduce mortality and disability from congenital disorder through awareness program and support for policy development.This paper describes in details the organization and extraordinary accomplishment of the VYLH- Philippines to date.
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