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We’re committed to achieving health equity by helping urban areas become healthier places for everyone to live

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Health effects of air pollution

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

19 Feb 2021

A breath of clean air

A report from our community research into people's experiences of air pollution in Lambeth and Southwark

Building the evidence base for healthier streets

Search, develop, deliver

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

01 Feb 2021

FinWell: London financial diaries

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)

15-19 years

the range of life expectancies across London boroughs, for men and women respectively (source: PHE)

Middle of a road filled with car traffic

About us

Our health is hugely influenced by where we grow up, live and work. And in urban areas, we see the best and worst health outcomes, often just roads away from each other.

We are focused on improving health in inner-city areas by understanding and changing how inequalities impact our health.   

Find out more about urban health

Urban health programmes

We focus our work on four complex health issues prevalent in inner-city areas. Find out more about each programme and the partners we're working with.