The Central Coast Health and Wellbeing Living Lab sits within CCRI. It brings co-design and community engagement capability into research and innovation projects.
It works with people from across community, health services, industry, research and government to explore health and wellbeing challenges that matter to the Central Coast. The Living Lab helps projects work with the people who are most affected by an issue, so ideas are shaped by lived experience, service context and practical realities.
This approach supports projects from early-stage community engagement and co-design through to the refinement and evaluation of new products, services, tools and models of care.
The Living Lab supports projects to:
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Involve community members earlier
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Understand lived experience and service context
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Co-design products, services, tools and models of care
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Refine ideas with the people who may use, deliver or be affected by them
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Strengthen research translation and implementation
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The Living Lab works across CCRI's thematic focus areas
Healthy Beginnings and Women's Health
Recognising that women's health, pregnancy, early childhood and family wellbeing are connected across the life course.
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Healthy Ageing
Research and innovation that helps people stay well, independent and connected as they age.
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Mental Health, Trauma and Family Safety
Research and innovation that supports mental health and wellbeing.
Learn moreThe Living Lab works across CCRI’s thematic focus areas, with a strong foundation in healthy ageing, care at home, community connection, and co-designed health and wellbeing research that responds to Central Coast priorities.
The Central Coast Health and Wellbeing Living Lab is an adherent member of the European Network of Living Labs, connecting the Central Coast to an international community of practice in co-design and real-world innovation.
Current Work
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