CO-creating commuNity iNterventions on diEt and physical aCtivity to increase health equiTy in chIldren and adOlesceNts

Lopes, Carla (Project leader)
Elksne, Inga (Partner's coordinator)
Veseta, Una (Expert)
Siksna, Inese (Project leader)

Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy

Description

This project aims to design, implement and evaluate co-created social and physical environmental community interventions that promote healthier diets and physical activity, targeting children and adolescents in disadvantaged socioeconomic circumstances, with the ultimate goal of increasing health equity.

Acronym	CONNECTION
Status	Active
Effective start/end date	1/05/24 → 30/04/27

Collaborative partners

Rīga Stradiņš University
University of Porto (lead)
University of Turin
Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute
University of Copenhagen
Vytautas Magnus University

Total Funding

ERA4Health: €1,882,034.00

Keywords

Healthy behaviours
Co-creation Interventions
Impact assessment
Cohort studies
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Vulnerable Populations
Health equity

Field of Science

3.3 Health sciences

Smart Specialization Area

Biomedicine, medical technologies and biotechnology