Between rhetoric and reality: Learnings from youth participation in the adolescent and youth health policy in South Africa

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2022

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Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Youth participation makes an essential contribution to the design of policies and with the appropriate structures, and processes, meaningful engagement leads to healthier, more just, and equal societies. There is a substantial gap between rhetoric and reality in terms of youth participation and there is scant research about this gap, both globally and in South Africa. In this paper we examine youth participation in the Adolescent and Youth Health Policy (AYHP) formulation process to further understand how youth can be included in health policy-making.

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Youth, Health policy, South Africa, Adolescent, Youth health policy

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Jacobs, T., & George, A. (2022). Between rhetoric and reality: Learnings from youth participation in the adolescent and youth health policy in South Africa. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6387