Aim
This study session aims to empower participants to be engaged and active citizens with the necessary skills and knowledge to advocate for policies grounded in a human rights-based approach to health and to be informed and engaged digital citizens for health.
Background
There is an existing gap within the digital transformation. Young people use digital technologies that shape their health and well-being but often lack the skills, resources, and opportunities to participate in governance structures or critically engage with digital ecosystems.
This study session will be a part of a wider programme of activities led by Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) throughout the European year of digital citizenship and education 2025. This programme will include intergenerational dialogue, online surveys, partnerships with youth organisations, and spaces for solution creation and innovation. Through this work DTH-Lab is seeking to support a generation of empowered digital citizens for health, to be able to participate and co-create policy solutions that improve their health and well-being in a digital age.
Objectives
The objectives of the study session are:
- To share and exchange the diverse realities of young people growing up in a digital world through intercultural dialogue.
- To develop a common understanding of key concepts and definitions underpinning digital citizenship for health for the improved well-being of young people.
- To explore young people’s concerns and barriers and to identify gaps in skills, resources and capacity for young people to become digital health citizens.
- To empower young people to meaningfully participate in civic spaces and governance structures and influence policy change.
- Ideate and co-create solutions and identify processes needed to improve digital citizenship for health in the scope of the 2025 European Year of Digital Citizenship Education.
About the organisation(s)
The study session is being organised by Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) in partnership with Youth Health Organisation International (YHO), with the Council of Europe.
DTH-Lab is a global consortium of partners working to drive implementation of The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030’s recommendations for value-based digital transformations for health co-created with young people. DTH-Lab is working towards a future where digital transformations of health are led by ‘Health for All’ values and where digital first health systems deliver equitable benefits for the health, well-being and safety of young people and their communities.
YHO is an international network of over 45 youth-led organisations that work on all topics related to youth health. YHO works towards health and wellbeing of young people, through promotion of healthy lifestyles and prevention of non-communicable diseases, including mental health and environmental health. YHO teaches, trains, connects and provides financial support to youth from different backgrounds to actively participate in prevention programmes, research, policy and leadership on Youth Health.
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List of participants