Korich Faye, Fields Errol L
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Pediatrics. 2023 Apr 1;151(Suppl 1). doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-057267H.
Civic engagement is positively associated with important health and developmental benefits for participating adolescents and young adults. As illustrated by youth political participation, social activism, and rallies for racial justice during the COVID-19 pandemic, youth civic engagement is often inspired by and responsive to problems that are salient to a young person's lived experiences. Providers can empower youth and encourage civic engagement by eliciting issues that are important to them and directing them to community resources and opportunities for civic participation that can help them address these issues.
公民参与对于参与其中的青少年和年轻人的重要健康和发展益处具有积极关联。正如在新冠疫情期间青年政治参与、社会激进主义以及争取种族正义的集会所表明的那样，青年公民参与往往受到与年轻人生活经历相关的突出问题的激发，并对这些问题做出回应。提供者可以通过引出对年轻人重要的问题，并引导他们利用社区资源和公民参与机会来帮助他们解决这些问题，从而增强年轻人的能力并鼓励他们参与公民事务。
