Youth co-creation for health

Youth co-creation is a participatory method in which youth work with others to shape all stages of a project, alongside a plan to identify and address power imbalances. It goes beyond a one-off consultation to meaningfully engage youth at every stage of the process. Greater youth participation in health projects can benefit youth, adults, health professionals, policymakers and others.  

We developed this practical guide for youth and adults who are committed to greater youth participation in health programmes. It was co-led at every step by youth and included a large team who organized co-creation on conceptual issues, a global crowdsourcing challenge, systematic review of evidence, participatory workshops and an open review process.