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The webinar will present a working definition of co-design and articulate its role in the development of complex health interventions, describe the models, theories, and frameworks currently used to guide co-design, and explain how these findings are informing the next phase of the project, culminating in a ready-to-implement PRECISE reporting guideline that specifies a minimum set of items for transparently reporting co-design.

Participants will learn how to build equitable relationships with youth partners, avoid tokenism, and make sure that youth contributions are recognized, credited, and compensated appropriately. This session is ideal for trainees interested in youth-engaged, patient-oriented, and equity-focused research.

Drawing specific lessons and case examples from the recently completed Feeding Kids, Nourishing Minds school food initiative, the presenters will share key experiences of the “work before the work”: foundational relationship building, co-creating research processes, and establishing trust within community spaces.

Through transparent and reflective discussions and practical examples, trainees will explore strategies for building and sustaining good-faith relationships with diverse partners (e.g., students, parents, educators, Indigenous and Black-led organizations, school boards, and government stakeholders), approaches to co-analysis and co-created knowledge translation, and lessons learned in navigating power, equity, and policy impact. The session will offer valuable insights and concrete tools to support ethical, rights-based, equitable, and responsive community-engaged research and inform trainees’ own work.