Public Health Renaissance and the Role of Schools of Public Health

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Abstract
In these turbulent times of political, social and economic changes in Europe public health is again coming into focus. Schools of public health, for long the basis for education of public health leaders will also in the future play a key role in promoting the ‘new’ public health agenda. Based on ecological awareness and public involvement in health their teaching, research and policy development should make them be seen as Centres of Relevance and not only as Centres of Excellence, thus gearing their activities to the needs of new generations of practitioners who can be both activists and advocates for health. If training and research are made relevant for practice and community service, then schools will be in the centre of public health instead of in the periphery of medicine. Elements of a strategy to achieve these objectives are discussed.

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