In Brussels, Katrina Messiha immersed herself in co-creation, participatory processes, collaboration among EU member states and public health initiatives. Notably, she made a recent contribution to the MOSAIC Project Final Event, through a poster presentation (see poster here) underlining the significance of critical realism in enriching the evidence base for co-creation research in public health. For more details, refer to her blog for the University of Cambridge – here.
Furthermore, at EuroHealthNet’s Conference on ‘Unlocking the Potential of the European Semester: Achieving a Wellbeing Economy through Participatory Societies’, Katrina discussed the importance of rejecting linear co-creation models, aligning with the sentiments expressed by the keynote speaker Krzysztof Balon. Both reinforced the need to adapt to dynamic interactions inherent in the co-creation process.
Her active involvement extended to Eurocities’s Living-in.EU Stakeholder Forum, the European Commission’s European Partnership Stakeholder Forum 2023 and European Parliament to participate in the event ‘A Stitch in Time: Early Intervention to Tackle Europe’s NCD Crisis – Expert Recommendations for Sustainable and Resilient Health Systems’. These efforts underscore her dedication to addressing Europe’s Non-Communicable Diseases crisis and advocating for sustainable, participatory approaches in public health.