Publications

Discover the latest work from RSPH driving change in public health.

Advocating for change through first class research

The health landscape in the UK is facing unprecedented challenges. Through our publications, we explore the ideas that could make a difference to the lives of communities in the UK and globally – whether through our in-house reports or through our academic journals surfacing research at the forefront of public health.

Policy Reports

Our policy and influencing team regularly produces reports addressing the issues affecting the lives of people across the UK and advocates for improving the lives and health of the public, whether it's mental health, vaccinations, the workforce or ensuring health in all places.

Featured reports

For historical reports not shown below, please contact [email protected] to request a copy. All RSPH reports reflect the views and priorities of RSPH at the time of publication.

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Workforce

How AHPs contribute to work and health

This report looks at how AHPs reduce inequalities, improve health and support meaningful occupation.

Published 9 Feb 2026

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Workforce

Untapped Potential: The Role of Training in Public Health

RSPH’s new report sets out the challenges the wider public health workforce is facing to protect the nation’s health, and the support they need to continue delivering crucial preventative interventions.

Published 6 Oct 2025

Healthy Places

Caring About Health

RSPH has published a new report looking at the health outcomes of adults using social care services and how the system can have a more active role in health improvement.

Published 26 Sep 2025

Journals

Alongside our internally produced reports, RSPH publishes three academic journals covering the breath of public health research, discussion and practice, with global contributions from esteemed experts.

Public Health

As one of the world’s oldest public health journals, this journal publishes everything from epidemiology to public health law. Available to RSPH Fellows for free.

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Perspectives in Public Health

Available to RSPH Members for free, this journal combines peer-reviewed research and reviews with practice-based current topic and opinion articles.

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Public Health In Practice

This gold open access journal publishes international articles focused on the art of translating and implementing public health evidence into practice.

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All RSPH publications

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Vaccinations

Moving the needle: How to increase vaccine uptake

Vaccinations play an important role in keeping us healthy from early childhood to working-age adulthood and later life. This report explores how to encourage vaccination uptake and address misinformation.

Published 21 Jan 2019

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Workforce

Measuring public health impact

Supporting healthcare professions to record and measure their public health impact.

Published 1 Jun 2017

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Mental health

#StatusofMind: The effects of Social Media on Mental Health

In 2017, RSPH published a groundbreaking report on the effects of social media on the mental health of young people.

Published 1 May 2017

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Publications

Policy Reports

Featured reports

How AHPs contribute to work and health

Untapped Potential: The Role of Training in Public Health

Caring About Health

Journals

Public Health

Perspectives in Public Health

Public Health In Practice

All RSPH publications

Moving the needle: How to increase vaccine uptake

Measuring public health impact

#StatusofMind: The effects of Social Media on Mental Health

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