COVID-19: All meetings and activities are currently happening virtually.
Student health action councils (SHACs) are student-led groups affiliated with Multnomah County’s student health centers.
We are teens who care about making schools and communities a healthier place. We work on projects that promote health and advise student health centers about student health issues.
Activities
![school-based health centers awareness day two students preparing a presentation inside Oregon's capitol](https://multco-web7-psh-files-usw2.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/small/s3/YAC-awareness-day-CHS-students.jpg?itok=DoFsijnS)
"My Youth Action Council has taught me how to take responsibility for my community." - YAC Student
You’ll have fun meeting new people, building skills and connections and helping your community.
Past Projects
- Making de-stress kits for fellow students
- Card-making for local children's hospitals
- Baked goods and PPE donations to homeless youth
- SHAC Talks featuring PSU professors, TEDx Talks speakers and other experts
- Park clean-ups
Field Trips
- Awareness Day - We travel to Salem each year to talk to legislators about the importance of our student health centers.
- Statewide SHAC retreat
Join Your School's SHAC!
SHACs are a safe space for everyone. We welcome all students from all backgrounds. Join anytime!
- Centennial
- Cleveland
- David Douglas
- Franklin
- Jefferson
- McDaniel
- Parkrose
- Reynolds
- Roosevelt
Questions?
Nicole Mayer, Program Coordinator, nicole.mayer@multco.us