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Supporting Decision Making in Early Years Initiatives: Co-Designing a Child Health Evidence Dashboard
Brittany J Johnson1, Samantha Morgillo1, Sarah Hunter1
1Flinders University, College of Health and Enablement, Caring Futures Institute, Bedford Park, Australia.
Summary
Co-designing a child health evidence dashboard with service managers identified key user needs and preferences. Understanding enablers and barriers is crucial for effective implementation and use in public health policy.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Services Research
- Knowledge Translation
Background:
- Translating evidence on child health behaviors into practice and policy is challenging due to limited access.
- Caregiver support initiatives for young children's health behaviors require effective evidence dissemination.
Purpose of the Study:
- To co-design a child health evidence dashboard with end-users.
- To identify enablers and barriers to the dashboard's use by Australian child service managers and program planners.
Main Methods:
- Integrated knowledge translation approach using five online co-design workshops.
- Mixed-methods study including pre- and post-workshop surveys.
- Iterative dashboard development informed by pragmatic data analysis after each workshop.
Main Results:
- Fifteen end-users participated, providing preferences on dashboard uses, content, features, and design.
- Key enablers for dashboard use included relevance, promotion, credibility, positive user experience, and adequate time/resources.
- Barriers to use were also identified, informing ongoing development.
Conclusions:
- End-user preferences for accessing child health evidence for policy and practice were identified.
- An initial evidence dashboard prototype was developed based on user input.
- Understanding enablers and barriers will guide future development and implementation strategies.
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