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We are thrilled to share the fantastic news that our Health CASCADE research fellow, Dr. Giuliana R. Longworth, successfully defended her PhD thesis at Fundació Blanquerna on Wednesday, 20th November 2024....

Exciting developments unfolded in Brussels as Katrina Messiha concluded her secondment at EuroHealthNet on December 15th, 2023. In her role as an Academic and Policy Researcher, Katrina focused on crafting...

Katrina Messiha, in her capacity as a Visiting Researcher at the University of Cambridge through the NIHR-funded ComPHAD project, has been involved in integrating her PhD work to contribute to...

The question of “Why research co-creation when it’s been used for decades?” is a familiar inquiry in co-creation circles. In response, our PhD Fellow, Danielle Agnello, embarks on a valuable...

Danielle Agnello joined the University of Oxford as an Academic Visitor. Collaborating with the Sustainable Healthy Food Group (SHFG) over several months, Danielle delved into the intricacies of co-creating policy-...

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...

During my secondment at Amsterdam UMC at the unit of Child and Adolescent Public Health Research and Innovation, I have been further working on a scientific article describing a framework...

Concluding a remarkably productive and collaborative year, Danielle extends sincere appreciation to the remarkable network that has made 2023 impactful. The engagement and connections have been invaluable, shaping a year...

Urban design often neglects older adults’ needs, especially those living in care homes. This oversight can lead to environments detrimental to their health and well-being. Embracing a co-creative approach, our...

In the first systematic review of its kind, published in the Journal of Public Health (Oxford University Press), a diverse team of co-creation researchers, led by Katrina Messiha, identified and...

Poor sleep is an increasing health problem among adolescents. To inform future (co-created) healthy sleep interventions, it is necessary to know the most changeable factors influencing sleep behavior. However, little...

In a groundbreaking endeavor, Quentin Loisel and Danielle Agnello, supported by a great team of researchers, have pioneered a transformative approach to advancing co-creation research. Co-creation has been stymied by...

Two co-working sessions in Barcelona gave our study on the adaptation of public health interventions using co-creation further shape. During the first session, co-authors were asked for input on the...

Katrina Messiha led co-working sessions at our October 2023 Barcelona meeting, on part of her PhD research on “Enriching the Evidence Base of Co-creation in Public Health with Methodological Principles...

Youth have been participating in co-creation sessions aimed at developing methods to establish ethical practice. More than 60 methods have been ideated of which 18 are selected by youth through...

Our PhD fellow, Danielle Agnello, led the Health CASCADE’s co-creation researchers in addressing the challenge of whether co-creation methods were successful. In two participatory sessions, the team aimed to answer...

Our recent study delved into the psychology behind co-creating a workplace health plan to tackle sedentary behaviour. Understanding this experience has helped us identify what drives engagement and enjoyment, and...

Although there is a growing recognition of the significance of co-creators’ experience (CCE) to the success of the process and potential impact on the co-created output, there is a gap...

Well-documented scientific evidence indicates that mobile health (mHealth) apps can improve the quality of life, relieve symptoms, and restore health for patients. In addition to improving patients’ health outcomes, mHealth...

In her presentation, Mira Vogelsang shared insights on designing a co-creation process in small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop interventions on sedentary behaviour. She outlined three key steps of her...