This priority area is being co-developed with regional partners to address the specific public health priorities of the East of England. Insights and approaches developed here may also be relevant for other regions across the UK.

Improving public health in the East of England requires research that is grounded in local needs and connected to those delivering services. At Cambridge Public Health, we work with regional stakeholders – including local authorities, NHS partners, and public health teams – to help ensure that academic expertise contributes to real-world impact.

We convene and support collaborative work that links research with practice, helping to co-develop proposals, translate evidence into action, and explore systems-level solutions. This includes work through Healthy Futures East, a regional partnership hosted by Cambridge Public Health to strengthen the integration of research and public health delivery.