To engage Ontario youth in advocacy for healthier communities.
Vision
YATI’s vision is to be a recognized leader in training for advocacy, youth development and health promotion. Through our support, youth programs will effectively:
Employ best practices in youth engagement
Foster partnerships between adults and youth
Be actively engaged in initiatives within their communities
Cancer
With regards to adolescents and young adults (15-29), little is known about risk factors for many of the leading cancers in this age group, which makes prevention difficult.
(Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada, Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries, Public Health Agency of Canada, 2009)