Insights

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Jessica Luong

Digital Manager

Opinion

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Health effects of air pollution

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Ben Pearce

Head of Programme

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

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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.

Children's health and food

Impact on Urban Health

Latest updates

Why we’re giving kids a commercial break

We're joining forces with our partners Bite Back and have placed 365 billboards across Lambeth and Southwark with one clear message: “We’ve bought this ad space so the junk food giants couldn’t – we’re giving kids a commercial break.”

Children's health and food

Three teenagers are looking at a display of crisps on some shop shelves.

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

Evaluation of the Lambeth Schools Superzones convenience store project

Creating a healthier food environment for children and young people.

Urban health

Cara Holmes

Technical Programme Manager, National Retrofit Hub

Opinion

Creating healthier homes in the private rented sector

In 2024, we partnered with the National Retrofit Hub to understand more about how to improve the quality of homes in the private rented sector. In this guest blog, Cara Holmes explores what we learnt.

Health effects of air pollution

People are sitting on wooden benches and listening to a speaker at the Enact Equality event in Parliament. The room has floor to ceiling windows and portraits hung on the walls.

Natasha Feiner

Interim Head of Policy & Influencing

Latest updates

12 Mar 2025

Addressing the burden of air pollution with Enact Equality

In February we joined a thought-provoking discussion in the Houses of Parliament, focused on the intersection of racial justice and air pollution. In this article, we set out our takeaways from the event, as well next steps.

Children's mental health

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Impact on Urban Health

Reports

Building Blocks

The UK government has committed to publishing a child poverty strategy. To help inform the government’s work, the Child Poverty Action Group, with support from Save the Children UK, and funding from Impact on Urban Health, has set out how to deliver an effective child poverty strategy.

Financial foundations for adult health

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Impact on Urban Health

Reports

Supporting households in energy debt

We commissioned Clear Consultancy Services to analyse the impact of higher energy debts on individuals, households, and the debt advice sector. The resulting executive summary outlines seven key recommendations for how Ofgem, government, and the energy sector can improve support.