Photos: Report Shows Youth Health Educators Reach More Poor Teens with a Message...

Photos: Report Shows Youth Health Educators Reach More Poor Teens with a
Message of Living Healthy Lives!

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Children International's Youth
Health Corps celebrates World Health Day by changing lives around the world at
record rates!

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http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/childreninternational/37664/

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According to the 2008 program report, 1,735 teens in 11 countries around the
world completed training in order to teach their peers about reproductive
health, HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention - the largest number of
recruits in a single year. Called Peer Educators, these teens all report to
have changed their own health habits.

As Peer Educators, youth instruct their friends through skits, dramas, and
presentations on teenage pregnancy and avoiding sexually transmitted diseases.
In 2008, Peer Educators educated approximately 150,000 teens and their family
members about leading a healthier lifestyle - another record set in one year.

Established in 2005, Children International started the Youth Health Corps in
response to a general lack of knowledge about HIV/AIDS among participants of
their Youth Program. To date, Peer Educators have encouraged over 350,000
teens and their families to practice healthy habits.

Children International President and CEO Jim Cook states, "We are very proud
of the members of our Youth Health Corps. These remarkable youth are to be
commended for caring about themselves and their communities. Not only are they
changing their own lives, but they're improving entire communities as well."

To hear what the youth say about the Youth Health Corps, visit Youth Health
Corps.

About Children International's Youth Program:

Children International's Youth Program has more than 128,000 participants
around the world. The Youth Program provides teens ages 12 to 19 with a
positive environment in which to grow. The program also provides a safe place
to gather with their friends, as well as constructive activities to empower
them to become leaders in their communities. Members democratically elect a
youth council with the intention of solving social, cultural and economic
problems.

About Children International:

Established in 1936, Children International is a nonprofit organization with
its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Children International's programs
benefit over 325,000 poor children and their families in 11 countries around
the world, including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Zambia and the United
States. If you would like to sponsor a youth, visit www.children.org today.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Dolores Quinn Kitchin
Public Relations
Children International
To page: (816) 942-2000
Cell: (816) 718-0711

SOURCE Children International

Dolores Quinn Kitchin, Public Relations, Children International, To page,
+1-816-942-2000, Cell, +1-816-718-0711