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Strategies for the engagement of youth in health-related activities in Portugal: the CO-CREATE project

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dc.contributor.authorMendes, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorFigueira, Inês
dc.contributor.authorRito, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-01T13:59:15Z
dc.date.available2024-02-01T13:59:15Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The lack of attention paid by policymakers to the views and role of young people in societal matters, including health, has been a contributor factor for the poor youth involvement in the development of health-related policies. The CO-CREATE (CC) project aims to collaborate with adolescents across Europe in developing policy ideas that contribute to overweight and obesity prevention. Aim: Present the strategies for the recruitment and engagement of youth in CC project in Portugal. Methods: In order to recruit for a diversity of youths, the Portuguese CC Team identified the scout organization CNE (Corpo Nacional de Escutas) as the most relevant gatekeeper, being the biggest Portuguese youth association. The principles of youth-led participatory action research were employed to design 3 Youth Alliances, temporal gathering of a group of young people that work together towards a common goal: Scout groups of Oeiras, Parque das Nações and São Domingos de Rana. Results: Several opportunities were created to promote the Portuguese youth engagement in the project such as the planning and organization of local and national Dialogue Forums and the presentation of youth policy ideas to three political parties of the Portuguese Parliament. Recommendations from the CC youth for encouraging youth involvement in the development of policies are highlighted below: - Promote training and empower youth, for example, through and in schools; - Create opportunities for youth to be part of national and international projects as active partners is needed, and facilitating youth promoting this via their channels; - Establish partnership with existing youth organizations to foster synergies; - Use tools that ensure equal and balanced participation in discussions between youth and stakeholders. Conclusion: Nowadays young people’s voices remain underrepresented in health policy processes, however CC is an example of a successful initiative that was able to motivate and mobilize youth in Portugal.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe CO-CREATE project has received funding from the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Union under funding agreement No 774210.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/9014
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relationConfronting Obesity: Co-creating policy with youth
dc.subjectOverweightpt_PT
dc.subjectObesitypt_PT
dc.subjectPreventionpt_PT
dc.subjectYouth Participationpt_PT
dc.subjectAdolescentspt_PT
dc.subjectPrevention Policypt_PT
dc.subjectCO-CREATEpt_PT
dc.subjectEuropept_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectEstilos de Vida e Impacto na Saúdept_PT
dc.titleStrategies for the engagement of youth in health-related activities in Portugal: the CO-CREATE projectpt_PT
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oaire.awardTitleConfronting Obesity: Co-creating policy with youth
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/774210/EU
oaire.citation.conferencePlacePorto, Portugalpt_PT
oaire.citation.titleXXII Congress of Food and Nutrition and III International Congress of Food and Nutrition, 11-12 May 2023pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamH2020
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
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