The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) commissioned the Community and Youth Collaborative Institute at The Ohio State University (CAYCI-OSU) to conduct a SWOT Analysis across 9 Ohio Communities.
We know that one community forum alone is not sufficient for fully understanding the complexities of adolescent needs and priorities in a community. We assume these forums will formalize some initial call-to-action priorities, but most importantly also engender excitement and readiness among leaders in the nine communities. We assume, if we do this right, local and state leaders will learn from the process and continue to mobilize their efforts to support PYD and prevention activities for young adolescent girls in Ohio. We are hopeful ODH will continue to provide leadership in this area for the state and locals so that there may be better outcomes for young people, especially young adolescent girls, in the future.