YHO envisions a world where youth health is a global priority and young people, through strong ecosystems, meaningfully shape the decisions that affect their lives and societies.

We look back on 2025 as a year of steady growth and renewed cohesion
for YHO. It was a year marked by learning, collaboration, and strengthening
our internal structures.

This document outlines the key strategies for integrating youth work and
Non-Formal Education (NFE) principles into health care settings. The
recommendations target decision-makers, educational institutions, healthcare
professionals, and NGOs to ensure more inclusive and youth-friendly health care. By
focusing on education, collaboration, support, and youth participation, these
strategies aim to improve youth engagement and health outcomes.

Together with the CAZAS from Montenegro, MMSA from North Macedonia, and World Obesity Federation from the UK, we carried out a series of activities in the field of food systems and nutrition for health, activating around 400 young people to advocate for a more effective nutrition policy.

Final document of the 1st NCD Youth Conference that took place in december 2019 in Portorož, Slovenia.

We believe the health messages from these websites can have a significant impact on youth in the following ways:

OSLO DECLARATION Conclusions and Key Messages from the 9th European Alcohol Policy Conference.

International Youth Climate Summit taking place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 7th to 8th July 2022, focused on Sustainable Development Goals, namely SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing), SDG 10 (Reducing Inequalities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).

This curriculum is based on the Competency Model For Youth Health Ambassadors.The competency model is an integral part of this curriculum. The general objectives represent a condensed summary of the basic learning principles used throughout the learning process for health ambassadors.

This competency model has been developed by a group of youth health ambassadors at the the Final Seminar taking place in January 2023 in Slovenia, who have undergone two trainings on building youth health coalitions, youth health and advocacy as a part of Erasmus+ funded project Youth4Health, carried out by the International Youth Health Organization together with partners Civil Life Association from Turkey, HERA from North Macedonia and Youth Network for Health Promotion from Slovenia.

Mentors of health ambassadors are senior experienced trainers/mentors/leaders whohelp the ambassador in the implementation of national coalitions and programs.

These Guidelines for a healthy organization were created as a part of an Erasmus+founded Youth4Health project, carried out by the International Youth Health Organization together with partners Civil Life Association from Turkey, HERA from North Macedonia and Youth Network for Health Promotion from Slovenia. It has been developed by a group of youth health ambassadors at the the Final Seminar taking place in January 2023 in Slovenia, who have undergone two trainings on building youth health coalitions, youth health and advocacy.

“Without mental health there can be no true physical health,” famously stated Dr Brock Chisholm, the first Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). The true meaning of the statement was very much evident in the pandemic and post-pandemic era – a time where we talked immensely about how to stay healthy while our mental health was deteriorating.

oung people highlighted three advocacy-based documents on topics that are focused on alcohol prevention, health literacy, mental health. With this, they want to address the problematic areas in which they want changes. This project was Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. ​And European Youth Foundation of the Council Of Europe.

The Portorož Youth Health Declaration was formulated at the Portorož Youth Health Forum held from February 21 to 26, 2023.

International Pharmaceutical Students Federation, supported by the International Youth Health Organization, strongly encourages WHO and its Member States to institute a stronger effort to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. IPSF and YHO applaud the draft action plan and call on Member States to reduce the use of alcohol by the youth through progressive best buys strategies, and monitoring of existing legislation, while ensuring meaningful youth engagement at the local, regional, and global levels. Additionally, we also call on WHO to declare a statement of disapproval on the involvement of the alcohol industry in WHO projects, similar to that of the tobacco industry.