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Urban health

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

Future scenarios for Lambeth and Southwark

We've been working with the London School of Economics and local residents to map what the next decade could look like for our inner London boroughs.

Anna Garrod

Policy and Influencing Director

Opinion

27 May 2021

Why local elections matter for our health

Policy and Influencing Director, Anna Garrod, explores the impact of the recent local elections on shaping place and policy that impacts our health.

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

18 May 2021

Urban Food Futures

What will the food environment in inner cities be like in 2035? What will have changed or remained the same? We're visualising what a better food future could look like that works for us all.

Kenny Imafidon

Co-Founder and MD, ClearView Research

Opinion

17 May 2021

“Of course we have questions”

As part of our vaccine knowledge portfolio, we're working with ClearView Research, an audience insight and strategy agency, to better understand the opinions of Black residents in Lambeth and Southwark.

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)

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.   

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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.