Insights

Health effects of air pollution

A park with trees and grass in the foreground. People are walking and running through the park. In the distance, the Shard and some buildings under construction are visible.

Alev Ozturk

Policy and Public Affairs Assistant, Asthma + Lung UK

Policy

Our air, our voices: Co-creating clean air policy with young Londoners

We’re proud to support Asthma + Lung UK’s new campaign, which involves working with communities to better inform air pollution policy. In this article, Asthma + Lung UK explain the value of participatory policymaking.

Data

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Michael Rigby

Data Partnerships Manager

Data

08 Jul 2025

What the updated Urban Health Index can tell us about health inequality

Four years ago, we launched our first Urban Health Index. In this blog, we take a closer look at the updated Index – and what it tells us about health inequality within Lambeth and Southwark.

Data

The entrance to Brixton Village. There are restaurants either side of the entrance, and people are sitting outside on tables and chairs.

Impact on Urban Health

Data

08 Jul 2025

About the Urban Health Index 2025

Read more about the renewed Urban Health Index, how you might use it, and what the data tells us about health in Lambeth and Southwark.

Data

Construction taking place in an area of London. In the foreground are some trees, an a person in a high-vis jacket and trousers is walking through some grass and flowers. In the distance are some tall blocks of flats.

Impact on Urban Health

Data

08 Jul 2025

Urban Health Index 2025

Explore the Urban Health Index, which looks at the social and environmental factors that shape the health of people living in Lambeth and Southwark.

Urban health

Electric Avenue in Brixton. A street corner with various shops and people walking. There is a fruit and vegetable shop with a stall outside.

Natasha Feiner

Interim Head of Policy & Influencing

Policy

13 Jun 2025

A healthier future starts with children: Our response to the spending review

Read our response to the UK Government's recently announced spending review.

Health effects of air pollution

People are walking down a street. On the other side, there is scaffolding and construction works taking place, with traffic cones on the road.

Diaraye Barry

Data Visualisation Consultant

Data

Using data to reduce air pollution from construction sites

The Air Pollution Risk Index tool identified areas where improving air quality could have the biggest benefit on people’s health.

Urban health

A lollipop person standing in the middle of a road. A person pushing a pushchair and another person is behind them, walking across the road.

Rachel Dixon

GLA Civil Society Data and Policy Officer

Opinion

What we’ve learnt through the Civic Data Innovation Challenge

We partnered with the Greater London Authority to launch the Civic Data Innovation Challenge and gain deeper insights about our communities. In this guest blog, Rachel Dixon explores what we learnt.

Health effects of air pollution

A close up of wood being burned. Image credit: Photo by Aurora K on Unsplash

Ben Pearce

Head of Programme (Health effects of air pollution)

Latest updates

The Government’s backward step on wood-burning stoves puts public health and climate action at risk

The Government's decision to permit wood-burning stoves in new builds contradicts growing evidence about the harmful effects these stoves have on public health and the environment.

Urban health

A person is pointing to a sheet of paper on a board.

Claud Williams

Director of Innovation

Latest updates

How we’re innovating to act on health inequalities

We back innovative projects to build health equity and help overcome barriers to good health.