Project 461031

A growing number of research studies have documented the critical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measures on social well-being and health outcomes of youth (<30 years). However, to date, there are limited open-access online data platforms that provide comprehensive, timely, and context-specific research data on youth health within the context of COVID-19. To better inform public health responses that address the needs of youth, the proposed activities aim to extend our international mixed-methods research infrastructure involving youth - the CIHR-funded France-Canada Observatory on COVID-19, Youth Health, and Social-wellbeing (FOCUS) - to integrate an online data visualization tool. Specifically, our proposed one-year objective is to engage discussions with youth, researchers, and policy makers to develop and launch an innovative, open-access online data visualization tool. We will first organize a consultative virtual meeting with new and existing research partners, including youth, researchers, and policy makers (e.g., community and governmental stakeholders) from Canada and France to identify key ingredients and features for the development of the proposed online data visualization tool. In collaboration with a professional designer, we will create the online data visualization tool that will allow users to have a free access to the existing and future research findings of the FOCUS survey through easy-to-use and interactive features. Finally, a second meeting will be held to gather feedback and insights from youth, researchers, and policy makers on how to improve the tool user experiences and uptake of the online data visualization tool. These proposed planning and dissemination activities will help consolidate research partnerships to enhance the dissemination of emerging research data on youth health that can be used to inform intervention evaluation and development activities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.