The Five Workstreams
Our position statement and action plan set out
five thematic areas that guide action and development across the programme.
To improve public health practice, we must build trust and cohesion at local, subregional, and regional levels, using a trauma-informed and culturally appropriate approach.
Public health professionals need to be mindful of language and engage meaningfully with communities, recognising and empowering trusted voices that already hold influence. By doing so, we foster inclusive, empathetic relationships and enhance communication.
1. Trust and cohesion
2. Improving ethnicity data collection and research
To address health inequalities effectively, we must improve the completeness, quality, and inclusivity of ethnicity data in public health. This involves understanding how ethnic identity and data sharing are perceived by communities and working to build trust around these processes.
Understanding the various perceptions and concerns surrounding ethnic data collection within communities is crucial. By engaging directly with these communities, we can address concerns, foster transparency, and build trust. This trust is the cornerstone of ensuring that data is shared willingly and accurately, ultimately helping to improve health outcomes for all.
3. Diversifying the workforce and encouraging systems leadership
Our ambition is to build a more equitable and inclusive public health workforce in London by improving the representation of people from Black, Asian, and minoritised ethnic backgrounds at all levels, particularly in senior roles.
Achieving this requires moving beyond surface-level interventions and committing to meaningful, structural change. A systems-based approach is essential to embed inclusive practices across recruitment, training, and leadership, and to align this work with broader efforts to tackle health inequalities.
4. Co-production with communities
To strengthen co-production in public health, there is a need to embed clear principles and good practice across the system, ensuring that communities are genuine partners in shaping services.
Success means delivering culturally sensitive services, building equitable partnerships between communities and professionals, addressing power imbalances in decision-making and research, and evaluating initiatives to understand their impact.
5. Embedding public health work in social and economic policy
To address health inequalities effectively, we must improve the completeness, quality, and inclusivity of ethnicity data in public health. This involves understanding how ethnic identity and data sharing are perceived by communities and working to build trust around these processes.
Success means having detailed and accurate data that informs culturally sensitive public health practice, drives meaningful change, and supports a wider cultural shift in how data is collected and shared—while respecting data protection laws.