Youth Forum 2. Healthy places, healthy futures coalition
Tracks
| Wednesday, April 22, 2026 |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Lennox 3 |
Details
Young people across the Asia-Pacific region are disproportionately affected by unhealthy food, built, digital and natural environments, as well as the growing impacts of climate change and ecological disruption. Despite this, they are rarely involved in shaping the research, policies and systems that influence their health and futures.
The first Healthy Places, Healthy Futures youth forum will engage young people in identifying and prioritising what “healthy places” mean in their communities across Australia. Using participatory and youth-led methods, participants will share lived experiences, identify key barriers and enablers, and co-develop priority areas for action.
This workshop is part of a broader initiative that will host youth forums across Asia-Pacific countries, led by young people from those communities. A key aim of this first forum is to begin shaping how
cross-country dialogue and collaboration between young people in Australia and across the Asia-Pacific can be fostered to support shared learning, solidarity and collective action to shape healthier futures.
Speaker
Surabhi Dogra
Research Officer & Phd Candidate
University Of Sydney
Co-Presenting: Healthy places, healthy futures coalition
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Surabhi is an emerging leader in global adolescent, digital and planetary health and young person. She has contributed to international initiatives including the 2nd Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing and the Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent Health (GAMA) Advisory Group of the World Health Organisation (WHO). She is an incoming Co-Chair of the Emerging Professionals Network of the International Association of Adolescent Health. Her work focuses on intergenerational equity, youth participation, and co-designing solutions to improve health and environmental outcomes.
Ms Allyson Todd
PhD Candidate & Research Officer
The University Of Sydney
Co-Presenting: Healthy places, healthy futures coalition
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Allyson is a young person and a public health researcher specialising in youth engagement and participatory methods. She led the development of the Health Hive for her PhD which equips young people to play meaningful roles in research about their health and wellbeing. The Health Hive offers a free online course tailored for young people to upskill in public health research and advocacy and is accessible worldwide. She is actively involved in national and international initiatives advocating for youth health and wellbeing, including with the Public Health Association of Australia and the
UNESCO Chair for Global Health and Education.
Associate Professor Stephanie Partridge
Sydney Horizon Fellow
University of Sydney
Co-Presenting: Healthy places, healthy futures coalition
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Stephanie leads the Youth Well Lab and has extensive experience co-designing research with young people to improve food, digital and physical environments and prevent chronic disease.
