The Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (AJSPH) is a joint partnership of the University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen and the Hanze University of Applied Sciences. By bringing together researchers, societal organisations, local, provincial and national governments and the public, we want to improve our public health research and contribute to more healthy years. In the Northern Netherlands and far beyond. Public engagement is an important pillar in the AJSPH.