Central District Health Project Coordinator to Serve as Community Lead for Communities for Youth Boise Initiative

BOISE, Jan. 24, 2025 – Santé du district central (CDH) is expanding its support for improving the health and well-being of young people in the city of Boise and beginning in January 2025, will serve as the Community Lead for the Communities for Youth Boise Initiative.

Communities for Youth Boise is a community-based, collaborative effort that utilizes upstream prevention approaches to address youth well-being. CDH Project Coordinator Heather Allan will staff the Community Lead role and will assist school and community partners, parents, and others in implementing strategies that help prevent youth mental health challenges.

In 2025, the Boise Initiative will focus specifically on increasing social connections for young people as a means of improving youth mental health.
“The 2024 Youth Well-being Survey results from Boise show that social connection is one of the driving factors behind youth depressive symptoms,” said Allan. “Helping partners across Boise in their efforts to increase young people’s connections to their peers, families, and safe trusted adults will go a long way in reducing those kind of mental health challenges.”

Communities for Youth Boise launched in August 2023 (youth surveys began in 2022) with more than 50 community leaders committing to the effort to “move upstream” and work together to prevent youth mental health challenges for the city’s young people. The Boise effort is one of several regional initiatives of Communities for Youth. Boise area schools and St. Luke’s are among the stakeholders committed to making Boise a Community for Youth.

“With a shared vision and a commitment to making a lasting impact, CDH is an ideal partner to lead the ongoing efforts to support youth mental health in the Boise community,” said Angie Gribble, senior director of community health and engagement for St. Luke’s Health System. “As a strategic partner, St. Luke’s will remain dedicated to working alongside our Communities for Youth partners to advance data-driven solutions and create meaningful change in the lives of Boise’s young people,” added Gribble.

For more information about the initiative and to learn how you can help, visit the Communities for Youth Boise Initiative’s page or reach out to Heather Allan at hallan@cdh.idaho.org.

À propos de Central District Health
Le CDH, district de santé publique IV, est l'un des sept districts de santé publique de l'État de l'Idaho, desservant les comtés d'Ada, de Boise, d'Elmore et de Valley. Avec une vision de personnes en bonne santé dans des communautés en bonne santé, le CDH met l'accent sur la réduction des facteurs de risque des maladies chroniques, l'amélioration de la qualité de vie et l'augmentation du nombre d'années de vie en bonne santé parmi les résidents.

Contact :
Heather Allan, Community Lead / YASUP! Project Coordinator
Office: 208-327-8604 | Cell: 208-984-8507
hallan@cdh.idaho.gov

Stephanie Borders, Communications Manager
Bureau : 208-327-8639 | Cellulaire 208-871-1712
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