Co-Design for the Art of Wellness Project

Engaging Youth and Young Women in Youth-Led Arts-Based STBBI Prevention

This winter and spring, CCBR partnered with youth, academic partners, and community organizations on the Art of Wellness Team to co-design a 5 year Canadian Institutes for Health Research CBR Team grant on capacity-building, and knowledge sharing on arts-based STBBI prevention and sexual health promotion programming for youth. The larger aim of the grant, if funded, will lead to the co-creation of community-oriented resources for the successful implementation of arts-based STBBI prevention programming that will contribute to more equitable health outcomes for youth across Canada.   

CCBR led the design and facilitation of online co-design meetings, a national 2 -day research design retreat, and the establishment, design and (co)facilitation of youth advisory meetings, with support from a wider team. Together, these activities will lead to the development of a 5 year grant submission to the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. 

The CIHR funded grant is housed at Dalhousie University, led by Rachel Landy  - alongside a much wider team.