The Hackathon to support transitions to healthy and sustainable diets!
Calling all healthcare professionals, designers, makers, service or UX designers, developers, communication experts, creatives or students who want to contribute to supporting communities in Southeast London to improve their health, FEAST’s Hack for Food, Hack for Good is the event for you: sign up here!
Through the FEAST project, OpenDot – a fablab and research and open innovation hub based in Milan - in collaboration with King's Health Partners, HIN - Health Innovation Network South London and NHS South East London Integrated Care System, is launching a call to participate in the London FEAST hackathon to support people in Southeast London to live healthier lifestyles and adopt healthier diets.
Through this hackathon, you and your team will ideate and develop solutions to promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and create a positive step-change to improve health and reduce health inequalities.
Participating in "Hack for Food, Hack for Good" means collaborating, co-creating and learning new skills in a creative environment during which you will be joined by OpenDot designers and makers, international mentors (from King's Health Partners and WHO Europe), partners of the FEAST project, and industry experts.
The teams will compete to develop a project concept, and win a two month prize of mentorship, prototyping in a fab lab, acceleration of the idea, and a series of prizes.
When
From 22.02.2024 to 24.02.2024
Where
London at Health Foundry, Canterbury House, 1 Royal Street, SE1 7LL
Who can apply?
Participation is open to
● groups and teams of up to 5 people
● individuals
Candidates who propose themselves as singles will be brought together in teams. Groups of less than 5 people may be associated with other participants.
You can also apply for your own project, concept, or idea already in development if it meets the themes and objectives of the hackathon.
Hackathon program
Limited availability (max 25 people)!
Deadline to apply: 12.02.2024
Partners of the London hackathon
Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London is the health innovation network for south London, one of 15 across England. They are the body uniquely established to connect NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the third sector and industry, in order to increase the spread and adoption of innovation across large populations, at pace and scale.
King's Health Partners (KHP) is an academic health science centre located in London, United Kingdom. It comprises King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. For nearly a decade, KHP has been doing pioneering work to promote health and prevent disease for the over 2 million people living in South London.
The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) is one of WHO’s six regional offices around the world. It serves the WHO European Region, which comprises 53 countries, covering a vast geographical region from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans and is focused on ensuring that all people living in Europe are able to experience optimal physical and mental health.
Learn more about FEAST hackathons
Hack for Food Hack for Good is a series of European hackathons organized within the FEAST project. All focus on food systems where the city-specific Hackathon Challenge is identified with local partners and reflects the most pressing needs of local populations.
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