HDRC Leicestershire partnered with Loughborough University to deliver 3 workshops in schools across Leicestershire. We co-designed the workshops with the help of youth facilitators, HDRC and Loughborough University staff. The workshops encouraged young people to explore wider determinants of health and identify priorities within their local areas.
We analysed their input and, with input from our HDRC Public Advisory Group, 6 themes were identified.
The 6 youth themes are:
- Spacious, affordable and modern housing
- Community, safety, and protection
- Protecting, using, and living in the countryside and other green space
- Fun and friends
- Spaces and places that influence health behaviours
- Proximity to wants and needs
These themes were combined with desktop review and wider public assembly to set key research priorities for HDRC Leicestershire.
See more detailed information how young people can help shape research and the 6 themes identified during the workshops:
This work was supported by funding from the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and Leicester University’s Institute for Precision Health, alongside time from Loughborough University colleagues and the HDRC Leicestershire team.