County Health Services Looking for COVID-19 Youth Ambassadors
Young adult voices needed to help stop the spread of the virus
Are you a young person who likes educating others about health? Or do you know a young adult who enjoys communicating in helpful ways?
Contra Costa Health Services is looking for COVID-19 Youth Ambassadors to help reduce the spread of the virus through peer-to-peer educational outreach.
In this new program, the Ambassadors will help create youth/young adult focused messages on protecting yourself from COVID-19, and on getting tested. Ambassadors will help spread the messages on social media.
Each ambassador will receive a $525 stipend.
Other details:
Open to youth/young adults between ages 18 and 24.
Campaign will last through 2020.
Ambassadors will participate in focus groups, surveys, interviews.
25 Ambassadors are being recruited from all parts of the County
We know that young people can have the virus without experiencing any symptoms, so they can spread it to others unknowingly, including to those at high risk.
One key to ending this pandemic is helping young people protect themselves and protect others, symptoms or not. Youth voices are the most effective in communicating with each other. Your power and leadership are needed!
Stopping COVID-19 will take all of us. Thanks for your help.
