Public health data science to investigate and improve migrant health. (360G-Wellcome-206602_Z_17_Z)

Migration is a defining political challenge of our time and a global health priority. Internationally there is a lack of epidemiological data on new migrants including the prevalence of high morbidity conditions and estimates of risk factors for disease. The overarching aim of this research is to generate evidence that will improve the health of migrants moving from low and middle-income to high-income countries. Key goals: \- Million migrant study: Create an electronic cohort that will establish the first national rates of age-specific morbidity and risk factors for disease in migrants. \- Migrant eCohort: Investigate the migrant exposome and how this changes over time since migration, using digital technologies (smart phones and apps) for data collection. \- Personalised public health intervention: Develop and test the feasibility of a tailored health advice website to improve migrant health. Outcomes: These studies will transform how we conduct digital cohorts in mobile populations and have wide application for efficient study design. The detailed epidemiological and health service data produced will provide the first national evidence of the health effects of rapid epidemiological transition as a result of UK migration, and a platform from which to carry out digitally enabled personalised public health interventions.