Welcome to People in Public Health. People in Public Health is a national study about approaches to developing and supporting lay people in public health roles.

The experience and skills of lay people are a valuable resource for health improvement. We need to understand the different approaches to involving people in public health roles so that services can better identify, develop and support individuals willing to make a contribution to health in local communities and workplaces. We hope this study will lead to shared learning and we want to find out as much as possible about what is going on in public health practice.

On these pages you will find information about the study, the research team and how you can become involved. Please consider joining our Register of Interest where we are inviting individuals and organisations to give brief details of any projects involving lay people.  You also have the option to only receive information about the progress of the study.