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Health effects of air pollution

People walk through a leafy green park. Photograph by Dembee Tsogoo.

Improving air quality must be central to Labour’s health mission

Action would help to save money and reduce social inequalities. Matt Towner writes for New Statesman.

Our message for the Conservatives at their party conference

Championing policies that support businesses to reduce their polluting emissions is one way the opposition can use its influence to hold the Government to account and improve people’s health.

Shira de Bourbon Parme

Urban Wellbeing and Innovation Lead, Ramboll

Opinion

07 Oct 2024

A new framework to build climate resilience in cities

In this guest blog, Shira de Bourbon Parme sets out a new framework that outlines ways to prepare neighbourhoods to be resilient to climate change.

Joe Potter

Policy and Influencing Manager

Policy

18 Sep 2024

Our Autumn Budget recommendations

Autumn Budget: How can Government use this opportunity to deliver for the nation’s health?

Recent partnerships with Impact on Urban Health

We work with local, city, national and international organisations to help urban areas become healthier places to live.

Health effects of air pollution

Sunset on the Thames. Photograph by Lucas Peng

Air quality updates in community spaces

With Imperial College London, The Social Innovation Partnership (TSIP), and Kasia Molga

Children's mental health

Two children laughing together, on top of a bridge in an outdoor play area.

Transforming Schools into Equitable Spaces: A pilot for bold education reform

With Class 13

Children's mental health

People stand around a table in a meeting room

The Parent Panel: testing a new way to share decision-making power with parents

With Hello Brave

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Urban health in numbers

68%

of the world's population will live in urban areas by 2050 (source: the UN)

8 out of 10

people in the UK currently live in cities or towns (source: Population Reference Bureau)

13-15 years

difference in healthy life expectancies at birth across London boroughs, for men and women respectively (source: PHE)

Our programmes

We fund and partner with others to tackle complex health issues more prevalent in urban areas.

Programmes

Children’s health and food

We want to break the link between low income and poor nutrition, by improving the quality of food options in lower-income neighbourhoods.

Programmes

Children’s mental health

Our vision is a world where every child has access to the things they need to be healthy, feel safe, and reach their potential.

Programmes

Health effects of air pollution

Our vision is a healthier world where everyone breathes clean air.

Programmes

Multiple long-term conditions

We want to address the social and economic determinants of health in order to ensure longer, healthier lives for people with multiple long-term conditions.

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