What does your role in public health look like in ten years?

The next ten years are set to pose major challenges for public health, as the failure to invest in prevention over recent decades further deepens health inequalities. External challenges, whether climate change or the ageing population, are set to exacerbate this trend. For the people who make up our public health system, this represents a major challenge to the realisation of their aims and ambitions.

But there is an alternative. The public health community, from international organisations to individual staff and volunteers, could mobilise and collaborate to meet the challenges on the horizon. By embedding public health principles across society and unlocking the potential of the workforce – not just as individual sectors or workers, but as a group dedicating their careers to public health – then we can ensure that the next decade is one in which everyone in the UK is supported to live happier, healthier lives. 

Where do you come in?

For Public Health Workforce Week 2024, 7-11th October, we will celebrate the people who make this possible – the work they do, the changes they are making every day, and the support they need to do even more in the coming years.

That's where you come in – together, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities the workforce faces, establishing how and where we can all do more.

Start the conversation on social media

Throughout the week, we'll be asking you to share your thoughts and experiences on the future of your role in public health. You can join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #PublicHealthWorkforceWeek, or follow along on the RSPH social media channels.

Sign up below for our social media pack, which includes template posts and images for your use.

Submit a video

Additionally, we will be putting together a short video discussing the future of the workforce. If you’d like to be included, please send a 30 second clip answering the question “What will your role in public health look like in ten years’ time?” to [email protected].

Join our webinar

On Wednesday 9 October, we'll be hosting a webinar to discuss the challenges facing the public health sector, from climate change to an ageing society, and what more can be done to support the wider public health workforce to meet these head on. Book your space now to join in.