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Student Wellness Advisory Committee


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Student Service Opportunity!
We are seeing our young people—of all ages, identities, and background, in our City and nationwide—rise to advocate for meaningful change to policies and practices that impact them the most. The Student Wellness Advisory Committee (formerly the Student Voice Committee) will convene students who want to come together as a community to forge a brighter future—one that includes raising awareness of and expectations for equitable health and wellness policies and practices in schools.
Know a student with untapped potential, a leader in the making, or an influencer or advocate interested in health and wellness who will be in grades 9-12 next school year?

Encourage them to apply for the 2020-2021 Student Wellness Advisory Committee , an arm of the DOE District Wellness Advisory Council (opens in new window). Committee participants meet monthly to:

  • gain leadership skills;
  • meet and learn from health, wellness, and education professionals from across NYC;
  • build relationships with other high school students;
  • and recommend and initiate ways to advance health education, PE, and wellness-related initiatives for all NYC public school students.

Interested students can visit the Youth Leadership Council webpage (opens in new window) and select the "DOE Office of School Wellness Programs: Student Wellness Advisory Committee" from the drop down menu under Step 2 to apply. Applications are due by Wednesday, July 15, 2020 .