Healthwatch BwD have successfully registered to deliver the Royal Society of Public Health’s Youth Health Champions Level 2 accreditation. The Youth Health Champion programme is a national initiative that aims to give young people the skills, knowledge and confidence to act as peer educators, increasing awareness of healthy lifestyles across the local community and encouraging involvement in activities to promote positive physical and emotional wellbeing. Healthwatch are launching the programme this summer with Blackburn Youth Zone. More to follow…