Professor Joht Singh Chandan is one of 14 specialists joining the Strategy’s Expert Advisory Group.
The Government has appointed several experts to join an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) for their new National Youth Strategy, one of whom is University of Birmingham Professor Joht Singh Chandan.
The Strategy, launched earlier this month, aims to ensure that young people’s voices are at the heart of government policy. By opening online surveys, physical events and workshop sessions for them to submit their views on, young people will be able to respond and give their feedback regarding youth services, as well as local, regional and national level policy. These consultations will then be used to inform the delivery of better coordinated services and policy across the country as part of the Government’s Plan for Change.
The EAG will provide expertise from 14 specialists from across several UK sectors. They will sit alongside a Youth Advisory Group with the intention to inspire conversation and provide food for thought for conversations relating to policy and services throughout the Strategy’s development.
Joht’s role will be to bring a public health lens to the conversation, ensuring that issues such as health inequalities, violence prevention, tackling gambling harms, and mental health are meaningfully considered both in the strategy’s development and delivery.
By integrating a public health approach into this work, we have a real opportunity to tackle structural inequalities and create environments where every young person – no matter their background – can thrive.
Joht says, “It’s a privilege to be part of the National Youth Strategy’s Expert Advisory Group, helping to shape a vision that listens to and reflects the realities of young people today. By integrating a public health approach into this work, we have a real opportunity to tackle structural inequalities and create environments where every young person — no matter their background — can thrive.”
Joht is a Clinical Professor of Public Health, with his focal area of research involves identifying and addressing health inequalities. He has recently been recognised for his designation as the UK’s youngest clinical professor last year, as well as co-leading the NIHR maternity disparities consortium and conducting multiple high-impact studies into areas such as gender-based violence, and the harms of gambling.
Read more about the government's National Youth Strategy.
Clinical Professor of Public Health
Professor Chandan is a Clinical Professor of Public Health, based in the Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.
