Abstract
Introduction
Investigating how co-designed knowledge can be translated to co-produce a public health capacity-building solution for difficult-to-engage population groups drawing on the co-production experience of a prevention-focused, capacity-building mental health solution targeting primary producers.
Design
A qualitative study was undertaken in rural and regional Victoria involving members of the design working group including the project team (7px), the digital design team (5px), the marketing team (3px), and funding partner representatives. The study design involved reflective practice to collect data to identify the phases of co-production and assess the design working group members’ experiences. The analysis involved inductive coding using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis.
Objective
Identifying major points of divergence and/or convergence; enablers and/or constraints, and ways to better navigate and strengthen the co-production process.
Finding
Given members of the design working group, diverse skills sets divergence was experienced in all co-production phases. Divergence was also experienced between the project team and the funding partner given the uniqueness of working conditions and requirements of workers in the primary production industry. The project team applied an iterative development process to project management; encouraging iterative cycles to create/test/revise among the teams, and with the funding partner, until each was satisfied with the end result (convergence).
Discussion & Conclusion
When developing a co-created public health prevention campaign it is critical that the project team focuses on relationship building among the members of the design working group and ensures adequate resourcing, development of shared understanding of project goals and target audience, ongoing communication, and a commitment to working iteratively.
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