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  • Public Health
  • Environmental Health
  • Health and Wellbeing Boards

Background:

  • The study examines the early development of Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) in England.
  • It focuses on health inequalities and the evolving role of environmental health (EH) within the new public health (PH) system.
  • Challenges faced by the EH profession are explored in this changing landscape.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present empirical findings on the challenges confronting the environmental health profession.
  • To offer practical suggestions for overcoming these challenges in educating and training new environmental health practitioners (EHPs).
  • To explore the role of EH within HWBs and its impact on health inequalities.

Main Methods:

  • Four case study HWBs in the Midlands and North of England were followed for 18 months.
  • Fifty semi-structured interviews were conducted with EHPs and managers across English regions.
  • Observations of HWB meetings and analysis of associated documents were performed, with thematic analysis using Atlas.ti.

Main Results:

  • Environmental health is largely invisible in the new public health system due to various internal and external factors.
  • There is a need to move beyond statutory functions for funding and engage with broader public health issues.
  • EHPs and managers recognize the need for new evaluation skills and a shift from 'doers' to 'thinkers'.

Conclusions:

  • Recent changes in the English public health system necessitate adaptation within the EH profession.
  • Graduate training must prepare new practitioners for critical thinking, evaluation, and management roles.
  • A proposed mentoring scheme for EHPs, supported by CIEH-accredited universities, can enhance practical training and bridge the academia-practice gap.