Co-Designing health care tools as a topic in the SmartChange webinar

The international SmartCHANGE research project has progressed to a stage where, based on experiences from different countries and using artificial intelligence, a web-based tool is being developed for healthcare professionals to guide children and young people towards healthier lifestyles. Children and young people are motivated to change with the help of a mobile application.

The webinar in November 2024 showed how planning has gone in four different countries, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal and Slovenia. 

Experts shared their experiences and tips for effective joint planning between different healthcare systems and cultural contexts. Successful cross-border cooperation requires flexibility, clear communication and adaptation to different comfort levels and expertise. The SmartCHANGE project will continue with the prototype piloting of the developed tools in early 2025.

SmartCHANGE uses these co-design insights to develop an AI-based e-health platform to promote preventive health interventions for youth. 

The recording of the webinar has been published: Co-design across borders | Webinar

SmartCHANGE is an international research project of the EU's Horizon Europe program. Horizon Europe is the European Union's research and innovation (R&I) framework program for the years 2021–2027. It is the EU's leading program to support research and innovation from the idea stage to market launch.