The Youth for Health movement was launched as an outcome of the Global Youth Meet on Health (GYM) 2006, organised by HRIDAY, aiming to connect youth across the world to undertake health promotion activities/advocacy at country level as well as global level. The Mission of Y4H programme is to empower youth to promote global health policies.. Read More

HRIDAY hosted the First GYM in 2006 with an aim to unify efforts from different sectors and organisations for youth inclusion on various health themes. The successful outcome of the conclave paved the way for the Second GYM in 2009, which was held as a pre-conference workshop to the 14th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health (WCTOH) at Mumbai, India to deliberate and debate on tobacco control issues.. Read More

HRIDAY’s Students Parliament is an innovative advocacy tool on health. The education process involves emulating eminent adult role models (Parliamentarians). Individual students were assigned specific roles of Parliamentarians and Ministers. The aim was to place the students in a position of responsibility and decision making; develop leadership skills among youth.. Read More

The ‘No More Tobacco in the 21st Century’ (NMT21C) campaign was launched in September 2013 at the International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: The Endgame for Tobacco' to mobilize youth and young adults to advocate for systemic and policy direction that promote tobacco-free social norms.. Read More

International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: the Endgame for Tobacco was organised in New Delhi, 2013, by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and HRIDAY. The conference endeavoured a way forward for cohesive policy environment combined with evidence-based community action to promote public health.. Read More