Youth engagement in research and policy: The CO-CREATE framework to optimize power balance and mitigate risks of conflicts of interest.
Obes Rev
; 24 Suppl 1: e13549, 2023 02.
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| ID: mdl-36633924
ABSTRACT
Including youth in the co-creation of policies that affect them has proven to be particularly impactful in public health. Using youth participatory action research methods, the CO-CREATE project engages European youth 16-18 years old in the co-creation of obesity prevention policies. To discuss the feasibility and implications of the policy, youth are invited to engage in an intergenerational dialogue. Given the youth-adult dynamic and policy discussion, conflicts of interests (COIs) can arise and impact the quality of the dialogue. COI frameworks are a tool that can help identify, mitigate, and address COIs. This paper presents a novel framework to mitigate COIs in intergenerational policy dialogues, with a focus on power imbalance. Following a series of youth consultations, interviews, and examination of existing frameworks, our findings suggest that safe, participatory, and empowering dialogues can take place if appropriate measures are integrated into all phases of a dialogue. The selection of stakeholders, use of accessible language, and youth moderation are all factors that can impact COI risks. Measures that promote mutual empowerment, such as equal representation of youth and adults, were deemed important. This framework provides a roadmap to ensure that youth participation in the formulation of policies is safe and empowering.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conflito de Interesses
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Política de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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En
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Obes Rev
Assunto da revista:
METABOLISMO
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Noruega