Publications
The Health Hive was created by the Youth Well Lab at the University of Sydney, in collaboration with research experts, young people, Sydney Health Partners, Health Consumers NSW, and the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance. Together, we work to connect young people, researchers, and health organisations to shape healthier futures through meaningful youth participation in public health research.
This page showcases research connected to the Health Hive, including:
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publications that have emerged directly from the project,
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research that informed its development, and
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collaborative papers co-authored with young people through the Youth Well Lab,
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recognition and resources
Together, these works highlight how the Health Hive and Youth Well Lab are building the evidence base for meaningful youth participation in public health research and translating ideas into real-world impact.
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In the publication lists below:
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Bold text indicates Health Hive collaborators
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Yellow-highlighted text indicates members of the Health Hive who are youth co-authors.
1. Publications arising from the Health Hive project
Research outcomes from co-creating and delivering the Health Hive online course.
Fuad A, Kwong CK, Soo E, Connor K, Partridge SR, Todd A. Visualising pathways to youth engagement: Mapping of youth advisory groups across Australia. Public Health Research & Practice. Accepted October 2025. In press. ​​​​​
2. Publications that informed the Health Hive
Evidence and research that shaped the Health Hive’s design.
Partridge SR, Mandoh M, Todd AR, Wardak S, Mautner D, Yan F, Phongsavan P, Redfern J, Cheng HL, Lee A, Fang J, Bower M, Donohoe-Bales A, Mihrshahi S, Raeside R. Participation their way: A mixed methods study on engaging Australian adolescents in non-communicable disease prevention. BMC Public Health. 2025; 25: 1744.
Donohoe-Bales A, Teesson L, Smout S; Harding S, Partridge SR, Simmons M, Mandoh M, Barrett E, Guo K, Meas D, Mautner D, Yan F, Al Hadaya I, Teesson M, Bower M. Is a seat at the table enough to safeguard mental health? A global systematic scoping review of the mental health and well-being impacts of youth participation and engagement. Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2025. doi.org/10.1111/camh.70027
Mandoh M, Raeside R, Todd A, Redfern J, Mihrshahi S, Cheng HL, Phongsavan P, Partridge SR. Evaluating the effect of a 12-month youth advisory group on adolescent's leadership skills and perceptions related to chronic disease prevention research: a mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health. 2023; 23 (2344); 1-15.
Valanju R*, Barani M*, Mautner D*, Al Hadaya I, Cross A, Gunawardana M, Lambie A, McMahon E, Narula A, Ren B, Rich D, Sharda A, Sinnett A, Tanvir A, Tran H, Yan F, Mandoh M, Cheng HL, Mihrshahi S, Phongsavan P, Redfern J, Raeside R, Partridge SR. (*equal contribution). Youth perspective on chronic disease prevention. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. 2022; 6 (7): 456 - 458.
Guo K, Meas D, Mautner D, Yan F, Al-Hadaya I, Donohoe-Bales A, Teesson L, Partridge SR, Simmons MB, Mandoh M, Barrett EL, Teesson MR, Smout S, Bower m. Guidelines for the design and implementation of youth participation initiatives to safeguard mental health and wellbeing. Medical Journal of Australia. 2024. 221: S34-S40.
3. Publications co-authored with young people
Youth-led and youth co-authored publications from the Youth Well Lab and our collaborators.
Croucher I, Issa M, Todd AR, Guo S, Sharma N, Partridge SR, Raeside R. How do current adolescent digital health prevention initiatives across Australia align with wellbeing domains? Public Health Research & Practice. Accepted October 2025. In press.
Tse K, Zeng MX, Gibson AA, Partridge SR, Raeside R, Valanju R, McMahon E, Ren B, Yan F, Allman-Farinelli M, Jia SS. Retrospective analysis of regional and metropolitan school food environments using Google Street View: A case study in New South Wales, Australia with youth consultation. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2025; 36 (2): e930.
Raeside R, Todd A, Wardak S, Gardner L, Champion KE, Kang M, Mihrshahi S, Steinbeck K, Redfern J, Partridge SR and The Heath Advisory Panel for Youth at the University of Sydney (HAPYUS) and The Health4Me Team. Striking the right balance: co-designing the Health4Me healthy lifestyle digital health intervention with adolescents. Research Involvement and Engagement. 2024; 9 (114): 1-11.
Todd AR, Dharmayani PNA, Jia S, Raeside R, Mihrshahi S, Champion KE, The Heath Advisory Panel for Youth at the University of Sydney (HAPYUS), Farrell P, Gibson AA, Partridge SR. How are adolescents participating in the transformation of healthy food environments? A scoping review of empirical research. Obesity Reviews. 2025; 1–19. doi.org/10.1111/obr.70002.
Partridge SR, Knight A, Todd A, McGill B, Wardak S, Alston L, Livingstone KM, Singleton AC, Thornton L, Jia S, Redfern J, Raeside R. Addressing disparities: A systematic review of digital health equity for adolescent obesity prevention and management interventions. Obesity Reviews. 2024. 25 (12): e13821.
4. Recongition and resources
Recognition and resources showcasing the Health Hive’s impact and youth engagement in action.
