Bolstering financial support during the first 1001 days of a child’s life
Stronger financial support in the first 1001 days of a child’s life is needed to ensure children in the UK get the best start in life.
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Latest insights
Latest updates
Strengthening community-based debt advice to close the health gap
Penny Rimmer discusses how debt can impact mental and physical health, and why community-based debt advice can support the people most impacted by poverty and problem debt.
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Latest updates
Investigation reveals how the stove industry tried to silence clean air campaigns
We believe people have a right to accurate and accessible information about anything that harms their health, including wood burning.
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Reports
Supporting families with neurodivergent children who are forced into temporary accommodation
We have worked alongside families, lawyers, housing professionals and health experts to develop guidance for supporting neurodivergent children and their families when forced into temporary housing.
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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.
Financial foundations for adult health
Learning about equitable economic development that is inclusive of racialised, working-class groups
With Latin Elephant
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Financial foundations for adult health
The Enterprise Hub: Supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs from Black and minoritised backgrounds
With Trampoline NH CIC
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Innovation
Unlocking community-led housing
With London Community Land Trust
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Financial foundations for adult health
New partnership launched to strengthen community-based debt advice
With Rooted Finance, Citizens Advice Southwark, the Financial Inclusion Centre, Resolve Poverty and Brixton Advice Centre
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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.
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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 full potential.
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Programmes
Health effects of air pollution
Our vision is a healthier world where everyone breathes clean air.
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Programmes
Financial foundations for adult health
Our vision is a world where everybody has the financial freedom needed for good mental and physical health.
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