Dear HIFA/CHIFA Colleagues,
I trust you are keeping well.
I am writing on behalf of CACH – Child Agency for Community Health, a Children for Health research and learning initiative bringing together evidence, practice and perspectives around children’s health literacy and agency.
Our first CACH Research & Learning Digest will explore:
How does engaging children add value in health education?
We are inviting academics and practitioners to contribute short perspectives around five questions:
What does meaningful child participation add to the development of health education resources?
How can involving children make health messages more relevant, understandable and engaging for other children?
What does meaningful participation look like in practice, beyond simply consulting children?
What challenges should organisations consider when involving children in developing health education materials?
What should we explore or research further about children’s role in health education, health literacy and agency?
Contributions will be brief, and contributors may respond to the questions most relevant to their experience. Perspectives may inform this or future CACH Digests.
Would you be interested in contributing to this first or subsequent editions? We hope to publish the first digest in December 2026, and quarterly thereafter. Looking forward to connecting and learning together.
Warm regards,
Lilanga
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Dr Lilanga Hasini Batawalage
CEO
Children for Health
CHIFA profile: Lilanga Hasini Batawalage is CEO of Children for Health, United Kingdom. Professional interests: Public Health. Email address: lilanga AT childrenforhealth.org