 In an effort to help youngsters become more aware of healthy choices and to enable the community to live healthier lifestyles, the Williamson Health and Wellness Center has created the Photo Voice Project. Photo Voice is a way to address strengths and weaknesses in the community's health using photography. Through that they're able to share with people in their community with leaders in the community that can actually make real change issues that they've identified as being things that they care about. Children ages 14 through 18 at first will be given disposable cameras to use. Then halfway through the project organizers will utilize free photography apps on smartphones to hopefully get more creative. I'm really going to task them with identifying what health means to them in Williamson and that can be interpreted in a variety of ways and I'm open to that. I really want it to be open-ended. At the end of the project each participant will pick their favorite photo and it will be displayed at the block party in downtown Williamson on August 12th. I want to have kids who are able to really think critically, have a little bit more maturity. Youth in Williamson are not necessarily going to be leaving anytime soon and can really have a stake in this issue and see it through maybe for next year if any changes happen because of the pictures. The project will start at the end of next week. For more information contact Maria Clark by the means listed on your screen. In Williamson, Shelby Still, EKB News.