Community programmes
Equitable and sustainable solutions
The Young Health Programme delivers equitable, community-based education and training programmes in 40+ countries around the world that activate young people with the knowledge and skills to make informed health choices for longer and healthier lives.
Programmes are developed to meet local needs and resources and are executed by non-profit organisation partners, often with AstraZeneca employees volunteering their support.
The activities range widely in scope and scale from relatively small programmes to large-scale community health education programmes in Kenya and India. All are aimed at providing a more sustainable future for people, society and the planet.
All
Austria
Helping young people build knowledge and confidence to make healthier lifestyle choices and reduce their future risk of NCDs
Belize
Raising awareness, empowering youth, and driving action for NCD prevention with UNICEF
Brazil
Raising awareness, empowering youth, and driving action for NCD prevention with UNICEF
Bulgaria
Empowering young people to champion healthier choices through digital storytelling
Canada
Amplifying the impact of young sustainability leaders working to build a healthier, more equitable world
China
Preventing NCDs caused by air pollution in the workplace
Colombia
Addressing NCD risks in three localities in Bogota
Costa Rica
Helping girls use STEM to champion NCD prevention
Estonia
Helping young people reduce future NCD risk through vaping prevention
Eygpt
Raising awareness, empowering youth, and driving action for NCD prevention with UNICEF
France
Supporting young people’s futures through opportunity, health and NCD prevention
Germany
Supporting young people experiencing homelessness in Hamburg, to build healthier futures and reduce NCD risks
India
Addressing NCD risk factors and empowering children, parents and communities with vocational skills
Indonesia
Raising awareness, empowering youth, and driving action for NCD prevention with UNICEF
Ireland
Starting soon!
Israel
Empowering adolescent girls through STEM, health education and NCD prevention
Italy
Promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours to prevent future NCDs
Jamaica
Raising awareness, empowering youth, and driving action for NCD prevention with UNICEF
Kazakhstan
Helping young people make informed health choices through education and peer support
Kenya
Kenya addressing NCD risks in thirteen villages in Mathare and five villages in Kibera, Nairobi
Mexico
Preventing NCDs through youth leadership in Mexico
Poland
Empowering young people and school communities to prevent NCDs through education, leadership and advocacy
Portugal
Helping young people build resilience and make healthier choices
Romania
Schools-based education on healthy lifestyle habits, and encouraging sports to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life
Russia
Supporting foster families to improve adolescent wellbeing and future health outcomes
Slovenia
Motivate young people to adopt healthier lifestyle behaviours that will reduce the risks of NCDs in later life.
South Africa
Supporting young people to lead action for healthier food environments, better nutrition and the prevention of NCDs, with UNICEF
Spain
Encouraging health awareness and prevention of non-communicable disease risk factors for young people
Sweden
Supporting mental health through information and one-to-one mentoring, helping young people build healthy behaviours that contribute to NCD prevention
Africa and Middle East
Eygpt
Raising awareness, empowering youth, and driving action for NCD prevention with UNICEF
Israel
Empowering adolescent girls through STEM, health education and NCD prevention
Kenya
Kenya addressing NCD risks in thirteen villages in Mathare and five villages in Kibera, Nairobi
Americas
Belize
Raising awareness, empowering youth, and driving action for NCD prevention with UNICEF
Brazil
Raising awareness, empowering youth, and driving action for NCD prevention with UNICEF
Canada
Amplifying the impact of young sustainability leaders working to build a healthier, more equitable world
Colombia
Addressing NCD risks in three localities in Bogota
Costa Rica
Helping girls use STEM to champion NCD prevention
Jamaica
Raising awareness, empowering youth, and driving action for NCD prevention with UNICEF
Mexico
Preventing NCDs through youth leadership in Mexico
Asia
China
Preventing NCDs caused by air pollution in the workplace
India
Addressing NCD risk factors and empowering children, parents and communities with vocational skills
Indonesia
Raising awareness, empowering youth, and driving action for NCD prevention with UNICEF
Europe
Austria
Helping young people build knowledge and confidence to make healthier lifestyle choices and reduce their future risk of NCDs
Bulgaria
Empowering young people to champion healthier choices through digital storytelling
Estonia
Helping young people reduce future NCD risk through vaping prevention
France
Supporting young people’s futures through opportunity, health and NCD prevention
Germany
Supporting young people experiencing homelessness in Hamburg, to build healthier futures and reduce NCD risks
Ireland
Starting soon!
Italy
Promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours to prevent future NCDs
Poland
Empowering young people and school communities to prevent NCDs through education, leadership and advocacy
Portugal
Helping young people build resilience and make healthier choices
Romania
Schools-based education on healthy lifestyle habits, and encouraging sports to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life
Russia
Supporting foster families to improve adolescent wellbeing and future health outcomes
Slovenia
Motivate young people to adopt healthier lifestyle behaviours that will reduce the risks of NCDs in later life
Spain
Encouraging health awareness and prevention of non-communicable disease risk factors for young people
Sweden
Supporting mental health through information and one-to-one mentoring, helping young people build healthy behaviours that contribute to NCD prevention
UK
Empowering young people to reduce NCD risk through healthier living
Oceania
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