We are calling a general membership meeting on Wednesday, Feb 7 from 10-11:30 a.m. This will be a Zoom meeting—register to receive the link.

The Appalachian Highlands shOUT Coalition works to transform community systems to better serve the sexual health needs of youth in the Appalachian Highlands of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. The shOUT Coalition centers youth voices and best practices.

shOUT is a collective impact initiative that was founded by the Appalachian Replication Project at James Madison University. shOUT has been doing great regional work for more than 3 years.

shOUT is now anchored by the YWCA of NETN/SWVA and RISE: Healthy for Life. More impartant, shOUT is as effective as its participating member organizations make it.

If you or your organization serve youth of any age and want to ensure a healthy future free of shame and stigma around relationships, bodies, health, and sexuality, please join us as we work to change culture in our region. Change from within is the most powerful change of all!

Agenda

• Welcome, introductions, check in

• What is shOUT and what has shOUT done so far?

• Charting shOUT’s future.

  • What do you value most about shOUT?

  • What have we done well in the past?

  • What are your hopes for shOUT’s future?

  • What do we think about broadening the focus from teens to all children so we can build healthy foundations when kids are young?

• What we can do with more limited monetary resources AND how do we ensure we respect your time and organizational resources.

  • We are hoping to start this transition with three focused activities:

• shOUT Summit 2024

• Virtual roundtables

• Educational content

Remember to register to receive the Zoom link.

This program is funded in part by Ballad Health's Community Health Improvement (CHI) program. CHI partners with organizations in Northeast TN and Southwest VA to improve health outcomes for children and families.