Behavioural Insights Ltd.

The goal of this intervention study is to learn if community co-designed activities to improve diet and physical activity can impact the health of children ages 6-13 in Mississauga, Canada. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Do the community co-designed interventions improve health-related quality of life of children after one year and two years?
2. Do the community co-designed interventions improve the physical activity and eating behaviors of children after one year and two years?
Ten intervention and 12 control schools will take part in this study. The schools were recruited from the Mississauga area using an application process. Selection and group assignment involved a multi-stage process with initial randomization followed by manual adjustment (to balance groups on key observable characteristics and respond to stakeholder concerns about spillovers and implementation feasibility).
Researchers will compare students in schools that receive the interventions to students in schools that receive no interventions to see if the interventions improve health-related quality of life, increase physical activity and improve eating behaviors.
Participants will:
* attend participating elementary or middle schools (in either intervention neighborhoods or control neighborhoods)
* complete an anonymous questionnaire about their wellbeing, physical activity, and eating behaviors at baseline, after one year, and after two years
* potentially participate in school and community programs (if in an intervention school neighborhood)

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health challenge. Due to overuse of antibiotics, bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics, which creates infections that can't be treated by modern medicine. To combat AMR, the public need to both know that AMR is an issue and know what actions they can take to address AMR.
When patients are prescribed antibiotics, the information provided (and how this is provided) is likely to be influential on whether they are taken correctly, or if behaviours that contribute to antimicrobial resistance (such as not finishing the course) predominate.
This study, a large online experiment involving 7,000 people across the UK, aims explore the influence of what information and how it is provided. The study looks at different ways of presenting information on antibiotic packets-from clear instructions to warnings and even scannable QR codes with extra details.
The main goals are to see if these changes can help participants understand how to take antibiotics exactly as prescribed. The investigators also want to see if it helps participants understand what antibiotic resistance is and their role in preventing it.
By understanding what works best, the investigators hope to find simple, effective ways to help everyone use antibiotics wisely, protecting these vital medicines for the future.