Exploring fuel poverty with youth in new zealand Cool? Collaboration methods and progress

Kimberley OSullivanEVALUATE ECR Symposium on Fuel Poverty, University of Manchester, 20 September 2016The value of Experience: Including young people in energy research

Philippa Howden-Chapman,1 Helen Viggers,1, Dalice Sim2, James Stanley2, the Waiopehu College 2015 Research Team3 and the Waiopehu College 2016 Research Team3.1 He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington. 2 The Biostatistical Consulting Group, The Deans Department, University of Otago, Wellington.3Waiopehu College, Levin. Supported by Lotteries Health Research, Otago Energy Research Centre, and the Health Research Council via He Kainga OrangaThanks to Co-Authors And Funders

Multiphase mixed methods study using collaborative approaches1) Workshops with a collaborative youth research group in one school 2) National survey of youth 3) Email interviews with youthCool? Investigating youth fuel poverty

Waiopehu College 2015 Research Team

Presenter: Kelly Carline, Waiopehu CollegeFor full seminar presentation visit www.healthyhousing.org.nz/people/kimberley-osullivan

House feels cold during winter

Home cold when Heating in use

It's bl**dy cold. Winter has been coming and I didn't listen to the Starks... now it's freezing.What do young people say about cold homes in winter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsYNdbKYWis

Shivering indoors during winter

Do you contribute to paying bills?

Fuel poverty is a an important youth issueYouth school performance, health, and mental health are affectedYouth want more government action to address cold housing and fuel poverty

In Sum: COOL? Research Highlights

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Co-researchers Year 11 class at Waiopehu CollegeYear 11s Installing dataloggers to measure temperature and relative humidity in five schoolsYear 11s Qualitative classroom workshops, three primary schoolsDo classrooms in the Horowhenua provide thermal comfort?

Goldilocks theme too hot too cold or just right

Year 11 Qualitative workshops with primary school childrenhttp://www.lelong.com.my/ladybird-read-level-1-6-books-rockabyebb-160368094-2016-04-Sale-P.htm

Exploring any future, including Energy Futures necessitates youth involvement

My young colleagues are UNANIMOUS that youth should be involved IN research investigating youth issues

Our research shows this is possibleThe value of experience

Q+A at Seminar: Advice on how to involve youth in research? Liam McLeavey

www.healthyhousing.org.nz Thank you.

Contact: kimberley.osullivan@otago.ac.nz