The Young Health Champions programme is a recognised and accredited Level 2 qualification open to young people aged 14-24 that teaches the importance and practice of managing mental health and well being, and how to share and encourage this amongst other peers.
This qualification will enable learners to provide peer support through an understanding of the individual and social drivers of healthy and unhealthy behaviours as well as signpost local health services.
It will also provide knowledge of a health and wellbeing issue relevant to the learner and develop skills to deliver positive health messages.
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The Young Health Champions programme is an accredited programme from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
It gives a level 2 qualification to all who complete the core modules through 22 hours of guided learning, promoting positive mental health management and helping students of the course to advocate and communicate this subject to peers.
Founded in 2014 by Mental Health Nurse Sue Altass and Social Worker Hannah Cheshire, Inspire Ignite was set up with the aim of making a real difference in mental health by working with young people to encourage personal development, confidence, and self-esteem.
The Young Health Champions qualification is a perfect example of this, with Sue and Hannah working with schools and organisations across the country to deliver the course to learners and help to advocate not only mindfulness and mental health awareness for individuals but also doing so in a way that can be shared across ages, schools and peers in all areas of life.
The course is delivered over 22 hours of guided learning, in which learners will take three mandatory units and one optional unit from a choice of seven.
Mandatory Units
YHC 1 Health Improvement
YHC 2 Research Health Improvement Services
YHC 3 Deliver a Health Improvement Message
Optional Units
YHC 4 Understanding Alcohol Misuse
YHC 5 Encouraging physical activity
YHC 6 Encouraging a Healthy Weight and Healthy Eating
YHC 7 Understanding Sexual Health
YHC 8 Supporting Smoking Cessation
YHC 9 Understanding the Misuse of Substances
YHC 10 Understanding Emotional Wellbeing
Units YHC 1 and YHC 4-10 are also available as stand-alone single unit qualifications. These single unit qualifications are not targeted specifically at improving the health of young people but are applicable to all age groups.