About EoE PHResH

The East of England Population Health Research Hub

The East of England Population Health Research Hub (EoE PHResH) was a collaborative network of population health practitioners, academics, and regional research infrastructures across the East of England region.

EoE PHResH connected regional research expertise with local public health practice to inform, co-design, and implement responsive research and public health evaluations.

We were proudly funded by:

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For more information about the East of England Population Health Research Hub and its work, please contact Sharon Chow (kwsc2@cam.ac.uk). 

Our Vision

A sustainable, connected network of population health practitioners and researchers across the East of England region who collaborated to provide evidence that informed health and social care delivery, improved regional population health, and reduced inequalities.

Our Strategic Priorities

To achieve this vision, EoE PHResH focused on developing:

  • A sustainable, connected regional network of public health practitioners and researchers who collaborated to promote an evidence-based approach to improving population health.

  • A regional research strategy developed through deep insights into local needs and assets, co-designed with local authorities, academia, regional public health bodies, regional research infrastructures, and community representatives to maximise the impact of regional research and address research gaps.

  • Evidence informing policy and practice, where researchers communicated findings in accessible ways for practitioner audiences; practitioners translated research into policy and practice; and public health practitioners and researchers exchanged knowledge, discussed challenges, problem-solved, and took action together to make progress.

  • An established research culture within public health practice, supported by systems that enabled workplace exchange between practice and academia, public health apprenticeships, and skills development across the region.

  • Excellence in evaluation, drawing on regional expertise to build evaluation capacity, demonstrate the impact of local public health approaches, and ensure that evaluation findings informed population health interventions.

A Steering Committee, with representatives from each of the partner institutions, worked together to develop the Hub’s strategy. As the Hub operated collaboratively to leverage existing networks and expertise within the region, its Steering Committee included representatives from across the East of England and received input from the following groups:

  • Association of Directors of Public Health East of England
  • Representatives from local authorities
  • Representatives from our partner universities
  • DHSC Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
  • NHSEI Healthcare Public Health
  • Health Education England
  • NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England
  • NIHR Research Design Service East of England
  • NIHR Clinical Research Network Eastern
  • East of England Regional Academic Forum
  • Eastern Academic Health Science Network

The Hub had two Co-Chairs, representing academia and practice, who led the Hub, along with a Project Manager who implemented the Hub’s strategy:

View our 2022-2023 Strategy Plan