Monday, April 28, 2025

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Centenary Ballroom 1

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Overview

Co-Design for Preventative Health: Key Components and Practical Applications

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There is no additional cost for attending the workshops but you will need to register as space is limited - To register go to https://www.prevention2025.com/program/workshops Hosted by: Hunter New England Local Health District; University of Newcastle; Flinders University Caring Futures Institute Facilitated by: Dr Alison Brown - Hunter New England Population Health / University Of Newcastle Co-Presenters: - Ms Nayerra Hudson, Program manager - Hunter New England Population Health / University of Newcastle - Ms Samantha Morgillo - Flinders University Caring Futures Institute Description: Co-design plays a crucial role in improving preventative health outcomes by ensuring communities, particularly priority population groups, are actively involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of health services and programs. However, there is limited practical guidance on how to implement co-design whilst continuing to navigate the political landscape. Effective co-design requires amplifying the voices of diverse communities, ensuring their needs and perspectives shape health services and address the social determinants of health. Co-design enables sustainable, contextually relevant solutions through better understanding the problem. This approach fosters shared ownership, empowering communities to take responsibility for their health outcomes and ensuring long-term impact. This workshop aims to cover co-design principles, methods for integrating co-design into project governance, and practical examples of co-design in action. Duration & Structure: Introduction (15min) – Participants develop a clear understanding of: • key co-design principles • co-design spectrum • how to identify co-design partners/establish governance Activity 1: Reflection (10min) - Participants identify: • where they lie on co-design spectrum • current/future co-design partners Governance (2min) - Participants reflect on importance of governance Activity 2: Introductions - Participants: • introduce themselves/work • share experiences of co-design, using Activity 1 Activity 3: Strengthening co-design (20min) - Participants consider: • partners to strengthen co-design • how/when to engage through governance Case studies (20min) - three case studies provided outlining how co-design partners engaged to develop: • program content for consumers • intervention implementation strategies • web-based platform for designing programs/initiatives Discussion (10min) - Opportunity for Q&A with panel members Learning Objectives: - Understand the key components of co-design in the development of preventative health action; - Determine the practical considerations of implementing of co-design (establishing governance that facilitates co-design, identifying co-design partners); - Apply co-design in the development of preventative health action; Strengthen current approaches to co-design.

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