- Citizens help scientists gather data that is usually environmental and contributes to particular health outcomes
- “Street science”, where citizens participate in defining the issue, identifying which questions the research should focus on, and structuring the study


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Although citizen science projects are rare in public health, there are a couple of approaches that have been used to involve citizens in public health research.

Examples of using citizen science in public health

Den Broeder, L., Devilee, J., Van Oers, H., Schuit, A. J., & Wagemakers, A. (2018). Citizen Science for public health. Health promotion international, 33(3), 505–514. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daw086

Citizen Science for public health

Involves communities in discussions, action, and reflection regarding practical solutions to the problems that they find the most urgent, and ways to support individual and community wellbeing

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