Public Health (PH)

ScHARR is home to the Section of Public Health, a dynamic and rapidly expanding multi-disciplinary research and teaching group. The core interest of this group is in improving the health of the public at local, regional, national and international levels, through research informed teaching, our programme of applied research and close involvement with the National Health Service and other health care organisations.

The Section is multi-disciplinary and our staff include: clinical public health specialists, epidemiologists, public health trainees, psychologists, sociologists, information scientists and systematic reviewers, policy and management specialists, international health specialists, pharmacists, health visitors and health services researchers.

Director: Professor Paul Bissell

Deputy Directors:  Dr Sarah Salway and Dr Mark Strong

Also located here is the Deputy Dean for ScHARR:  Professor Liddy Goyder

Research

• Health Inequalities
• Obesity
• Alcohol Policy
• Patient Safety
• Geographical Information Sciences (GIS)
• International Health
• Public Involvement in Health Research
• Public Health Decision Making
• Quality of Life in Older People
• Medicine, Prescribing & Supply
• Breast Milk Policy
• Environment and Health

Research Led Teaching at Undergraduate and Postgraduate Level

• MBChB (including intercalated BSc study)
• Master of Public Health
• Master of Public Health (Health Services Research)
• Master of Public Health (Management & Leadership)
• Master of Public Health (International Development)
• EuroPubHealth (an integrated 2 year European Master’s Programme in Public Health recognised by Erasmus Mundus)

Professional Development and Support for Staff Working in the NHS

• Public health training support and supervision including ScHARR secondments available to all public health trainees
• A programme of support for trainees taking Faculty of Public Health Part A examinations
• Training in research methods for Specialist Registrars and career grade doctors

Contact Details

Section of Public Health
ScHARR
The University of Sheffield
Regent Court
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA

Tel: 0114 222 0811
Fax: 0114 272 4095