SPHERE Strengthening Public Health Research in Europe

1. SPHEREStrengthening Public Health Research in Europe Gabrielle Harvey Mark McCarthy Faculty of Public Health, UK & University College London SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005

2. Can we Mobilise European Research? • DG Health – no research budget • DG Research - limited calls for health policy in FP6 (2002-6) • dominated by genomics • disease focus, especially cancer • environment, food, transport, informatics - all have different priorities SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005

3. Public Health Research • Population and organisational level to promote health and control disease • Uses a range of observational and comparative methods, including surveys, registers, data sets, case studies and statistical modeling • Goal-oriented; addressing questions of policy relevance • Disciplines include: SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005

4. SPHEREStrengthening Public Health Research in Europe • Discussion of FP6 • A call - ‘support action for FP7’ • Engaging partners • Successful application • Started 2005 SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005

5. SPHERE Aims • To describe public health research at European level, including quality, effectiveness and impact • Consult, and advise on, strengthening and integrating public health research with European health policy SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005

6. SPHERE Partners • Undertaken by a consortium of European public health experts from EU Member States SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005

7. SPHERE Methods • Review • multi-language scientific literature; • investigate viewpoints and programmes of stakeholders; • organise conferences and the work of European collaborative groups; and • assess the contribution of research training. • Engage the public health science and policy communities through • EUPHA; • National bodies; • European political & administrative stakeholders; and • International scientific bodies and institutions. SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005

8. SPHERE Process • Coordination linked to annual conferences of European Public Health Association • Two workshops will address methodologies and research policy implementation • Continued engagement with stakeholders • Promoting a European Research Area. SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005

9. EPHA Workpackage • Consult with EPHA members and other NGOs (especially accession countries) on their views on public health research • Promote discussion of DG Research 7th Framework Programme with European institutions and groups. • Consult with EUPHA to develop an expert knowledge base for advice on public health policy SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005

10. EPHA Outcomes • Include both country-level and European-level observations • Particular emphasis on citizens’ perceptions • Produce two reports • Report on process and findings of consultation at EUPHA conference 2006 • Final report for SPHERE by June 2007 SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005

11. SPHEREStrengthening Public Health Research in Europe SPHERE: EPHA Extraordinary General Assembly 13-12-2005