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… Read More »Katrina Messiha Showcases Co-Creation in Public Health at Key European Events
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 filled with collaboration and growth. Warm wishes for a joyful holiday season and a Happy… Read More »Danielle’s Co-Creation Gifts to You: Some Key Resources Generated in 2023
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 team delved into the heart of Barcelona’s urban fabric, with a local tool designed to… Read More »Inter-rater reliability of the ‘Tool for assessing determinants of health in public space’ in a co-creative urban design process with care home residents in Barcelona: A Health CASCADE study.
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 summarized contemporary (explicit) theories used in co-creation, co-design and co-production within public health research. A… Read More »Systematic Review of Contemporary Theories Used for Co-creation, Co-design and Co-production in Public Health
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 is known about which psychosocial determinants identified by leading behavior change theories are associated with… Read More »Psychosocial Determinants of Sleep Behavior and Healthy Sleep Among Adolescents: A Two-Wave Panel Study
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 fragmented knowledge. To overcome this hurdle, they developed a meticulously curated open-access database leveraged by… Read More »Establishing a Health CASCADE–Curated Open-Access Database to Consolidate Knowledge About Co-Creation: Novel Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Methodology Based on Systematic Reviews
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 discussion section of the paper. As could have been expected from a group of people… Read More »Adaptation of Public health interventions using Co-creation
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 of Critical Realism”. These sessions aimed to connect critical realism (a meta-theory) with practical application,… Read More »Enriching the Evidence Base of Co-creation in Public Health with Methodological Principles of Critical Realism
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 dot voting. Because co-creation is a collective effort involving both youth and adults, it is… Read More »Adult facilitators’ input on co-creation methods developed by youth
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 the pivotal questions of method suitability and success. This collaborative effort will birth evidence-based evaluation… Read More »Collaboratively Selecting and Defining the Criteria for Evaluating Co-Creation Methods