The State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council (SIYAC) is a non-partisan policy advising organization comprised of youth from across the state. The council meets quarterly in Des Moines and all members are active in local youth groups, organizations, councils, or committees in their schools and communities. View the list of 2009-2010 SIYAC Members.
SIYAC was established in 2001 by Governor Vilsack as a way in which high-school youth could communicate and inform legislative decisions. Over the years, several state agencies within the Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development have supported SIYAC by offering staff support, allowing employees to serve as mentors, and by using the collective SIYAC voice to help guide state-wide projects impacting youth.
SIYAC and the Department of Education’s Team Nutrition are partnering to host the “Youth in Action for a Healthy Iowa” symposium. Teams made up of students and administrators from high schools from across the state are invited to attend with the goal of gathering useful information on what high school students feel could impact their health habits in their schools and in their communities. Students will identify effective strategies to improve healthy school and community environments, which could help prevent rising rates of obesity.
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SIYAC will be accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year on a rolling basis. You can either apply online through email or use the mail in application.
*If you are going to use the email application, please take note to save it as an XML file.
For more information or an application, contact SIYAC Coordinator, Annelise Plooster.
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