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Table 2 Potential groups of actors involved in the co-creation process (Example: intervention for school-children)

From: Framework, principles and recommendations for utilising participatory methodologies in the co-creation and evaluation of public health interventions

Group

Description

Example

Expertise

End-users

The group of people or population that is the target of the intervention

School-children

Provide insight of their specific needs

Stakeholders

The group of people who are interested or involved in the implementation of the intervention but who may or may not be the end-users. May also be referred to collectively as “non-academic stakeholders”

School-children

Parents of school-children

Teachers

School directors

Local authorities

Educational bodies

Provide insight on intervention development and implementation from their perspective and experience.

Academic Researchers

Individuals who, in a traditional public health model, conduct the research

University researchers

Public health practitioners

Provide evidence from current research