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Our Mission

Health Initiatives for Youth is a multicultural organization whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of underserved young people through innovative youth leadership, popular education and advocacy, in pursuit of multi-level social change.

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HIFY Email List

Are you throwing any youth events in the bay area? Or are you looking for any youth events to go to? Do you have any news or announcements that youth might be interested in? Sign up for HIFY's Youth Email listserve and keep up to date with what's happening in the world of bay area youth! Simply send an email to HIFYYouthEmail@gmail.com with "ADD ME!!!" on the Subject Line. The emails are sent out every month.

 



HIFY Publications

HIFY produces innovative publications for both youth and the adults who work with them. Our survival guides are comprehensive health information books. For those who work with youth, our popular provider's guides combine extensive Bay Area referral listings and practical information on a variety of youth-related topics.

Unfortunately, our zines (Spill, Vital Signs, Reality) have been discontinued. We do have some back issues available at our office if you want to pick some up! Our office hours are usually 9-6 pm, but it's always good to give us a call before dropping by!

Or Check our Bookshelves! HIFY has an extensive library with books covering all of the health topics that we explore in our workshops and trainings. If you're looking to delve deeper into your health inquiries check out our shelves and let us know if you want to borrow any books or DVDs.

Also, help us decide what *New* resources we should get for our library. Let us know your recommendations!

How to Get Our Publications

A couple of our publications are available online at AK Press:

A Young Woman's Survival Guide
Alameda County Adolescent Provider's Guide

HIFY publications can be ordered by downloading the order form below, filling it out and mailing it along with your payment to:

Publications Orders
Health Initiatives for Youth
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 430
San Francisco, CA 94104

Download the publications order form (.pdf)

Folks are more than welcome to drop by at the address above during our business hours to pick up publications. Our hours are generally around 10am-5pm Mon-Fri.

Our Provider Guides

In our Adolescent Provider's Guides we pair an extensive resource directory to local adolescent and young adult services with information on topics important to people who work with youth, such as Medi-Cal, mandatory reporting guidelines, and how to navigate the juvenile justice system. We currently have the 2003-2004 edition for San Francisco County as well as our 2006-2007 Alameda County Adolescent Provider's Guide!

Learn more about the Provider's Guides

Order the Alameda County Adolescent Provider's Guide ONLINE NOW!