Public Health Ambassador Programs
Parent, Student, and Community Ambassadors
Help keep your community healthy, be a change leader!
Join the Healthy Communities Movement!
Are you looking to lead your community to better health? Are you looking to increase your public health skills and build a resume that demonstrates your community leadership? Become a Parent,Student, or Community Public Health Ambassador with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH)! Public Health Ambassadors support their communities across Los Angeles County by sharing public health information and resources with family, friends, school and social networks. Each ambassador is encouraged to share information and resources in a way that is unique to their individual style, community needs, and interests. Topics include COVID-19 safety, youth substance use/abuse prevention, mental health, reproductive health, immunizations, and more! How will you make an impact?
What's the difference between each of the Ambassador Programs?
- Parent and Student Ambassadors receive training at an introductory level on the monthly public health topic and are encouraged to share learned information and resources with their community. Parent and Student Ambassadors only need to attend one training to become a Public Health Ambassador.
- Community Ambassadors receive more in-depth public health training than a Student or Parent Ambassador. This program is ideal for people that want to boost their resume, build public health skills, and can commit to at least 5 core trainings.
Calendar of Events
Become a Parent Public Health Ambassador!
Parents play a vital role in protecting their children, families, friends, and neighbors. Parent Public Health Ambassadors know that healthy communities thrive when we all work together! Each month, Parent Ambassadors learn about a current public health topic impacting families in LA County, get their questions answered by an expert in the field, and walk away with action steps and resources for creating change in their community. This program is available to parents and guardians of a K-12 student enrolled in a Los Angeles County school.
- Register below for an upcoming 1-hour virtual training
- Join and participate in the training
- Complete the evaluation form
- Receive your participant tools: talking points and presentation slides
- Receive your certificate of participation (equivalent to one hour of community or volunteer service)
Register here for November's English Parent Ambassador Presentation Register here for November's Spanish Parent Ambassador Presentation
Please note that training dates are typically scheduled monthly; once training dates are set, the registration form will open.
Become a Student Public Health Ambassador!
The Student Public Health Ambassador program empowers students to take an active role in helping stop the spread of youth substance abuse, supporting mental health, promoting COVID-19 best practices and more! Each month, Student Ambassadors learn about a current public health topic impacting students in Los Angeles County, get their questions answered by an expert in the field and walk away with action steps and resources for creating change in their community. This program is available to Los Angeles County high school and middle school students.
- Register below for an upcoming 1-hour virtual training
- Join and participate in the training
- Complete the evaluation form
- Receive your participant tools: talking points and presentation slides
- Receive your certificate of participation (equivalent to one hour of community or volunteer service)
Sign up here for November's Student Ambassador Presentation
Please note that training dates are typically scheduled monthly; once training dates are set, the registration form will open.
Become a Community Public Health Ambassador!
Do you want to take a more active role in promoting health in your community? Do you want to gain valuable public health knowledge and skills? The Community Ambassador Program (CAP) actively engages participants by providing information on a multitude of public health topics and emphasizes the importance of community members consistently implementing core infection prevention practices whenever individuals are in the broader community outside of their households. CAP participants receive accurate and shareable resources and are essential partners in the community prevention efforts. This program is available to all Los Angeles County residents.
- Importance of Public Health or Public Health 101
- Plain Language / Health literacy
- How to utilize the Speaker’s Bureau
- Resource Dissemination
- Submit an interest form online
- Form is reviewed and training packet is sent
- Review training packet: training video and post-training assessment
- Attend 5 CORE Trainings
- Receive welcome email, certificate, and packet (face mask, Directory Card, pin, Participant Agreement Form, monthly activity log, and outreach materials)
Sign up to for November's Student Ambassador here
Please note that training dates are typically scheduled monthly; once training dates are set, the registration form will open.
Join the Parent Ambassador Leaders (PALs)!
Parents and guardians can help keep school communities across Los Angeles County thriving through participation in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Parent Ambassador Leaders (PALs) program.
PALs is a program where parents…
- LEARN about student health and school success online.
- SHARE resources with other parents and school staff at their child’s local school.
- GET PAID for the work they do at schools with a $550 gift card!
In PALs, parents and guardians will learn about topics connected to health and school success, share what they have learned with others in their school community, and will receive a stipend upon completion of the program requirements. Parents who complete all PALs requirements in one semester will receive a stipend in the form of a $550 gift card. Any parent/guardian with a student attending an elementary, middle, or high school in Los Angeles County is eligible to apply and parents may participate in the program one or both semesters of the current school year (2023-2024).
Program details are outlined below and in the Program Overview for Parents (English) (Spanish) and Program Overview for Administration (English) (Spanish).
Apply here!
Impact!
Public Health Ambassadors combine the information, tools, resources, and skills learned in the Public Health Ambassador training program with their desire to create and share healthy changes to ensure that their communities thrive.
Check out some of the ways our Public Health Ambassadors have impacted their communities:
- Shared information about COVID-19 vaccines at mobile vaccination sites
- Volunteered at LACDPH health fairs
- Spoken about their experience as a Public Health Ambassador at community events
- Created pamphlets about COVID-19 and shared it at their church
- Shared information with their classmates about the benefits of Narcan to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose
Check out the Public Health Ambassador Spotlight for more inspiring stories!
Health Topics
Public Health Ambassador training topics are selected based on the identified health concerns impacting middle and high school students in Los Angeles County and are focused on reducing the spread of
- Coping with Bereavement, Exhaustion and Stress
- Healthy New You: Setting Health Goals in the New Year
- Staying Healthy During the Holidays
- Trauma Response to Gun Violence and School Shootings
- Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Expert Lead Trainings
Our training partners are experts in their fields and bring you the latest news, information, and resources!
Contact Us
Questions? Please email TK12Ambassador@ph.lacounty.gov.
COVID-19 Resources for Parents & Guardians
Mental Health Resources
Addressing Teen Mental Health Challenges
