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Smoking tobacco, nutrition disorders, alcohol use and physical inactivity are potential contributors to developing non-communicable diseases and mental health conditions. This study aims to explore refugees\u2019 health promotion needs in a regional town in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, suggest appropriate health promotion methods, and co-design a health promotion intervention. Privileging refugees\u2019 voices and experiences is central to co-designing appropriate health promotion interventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We will employ a two-phase participatory qualitative co-design method. As there is a lack of knowledge about refugees\u2019 health needs, a participatory research design has the potential to explore the topics holistically. The social\u2013ecological model and the behaviour change wheel model will guide this study. During Phase 1, a semistructured interview guide will be used for in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with refugees. A deductive reflexive thematic analysis will be applied to analyse data using NVivo. In Phase 2, two workshops will be conducted with refugees and health professionals. A reflexive thematic analysis will be performed to identify the top health promotion strategies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ethical approval was obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the North Coast NSW Local Health District (HREA370 2023\/ETH00444). The Human Research Ethics Committee approved a minimisation of duplication at a regional university in Australia (SCU HREC 2024\/106). 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