Insights - Impact on Urban Health

Health effects of air pollution

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

19 Feb 2021

A breath of clean air

Health effects of air pollution

Kate Langford

Programme Director

Opinion

11 Feb 2021

Building the evidence base for healthier streets

Programme Director Kate Langford shares more on our pilot to test ways to make our streets easier and safer for local residents to walk, cycle and spend time.

Health effects of air pollution

Kate Langford

Programme Director

Opinion

11 Feb 2021

A coronavirus legacy: better air quality for better health

Programme Director Kate Langford shares why improving air quality to improve our health is such a fitting legacy from COVID-19.

Urban health

James Shearman

On Purpose Associate

Opinion

11 Feb 2021

Search, develop, deliver

Our three-phase approach to developing our urban health programmes over multiple years.

Multiple long-term conditions

Illustration depicting four women from our case studies

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

01 Feb 2021

FinWell: London financial diaries

Addressing the twin challenges of poor health and financial difficulty

Multiple long-term conditions

Impact on Urban Health

Opinion

Shannon’s story

Shannon is a 55-year-old single mother with four teenagers. Her precarious working conditions negatively impacted her health, especially when she couldn’t take paid time off work when she needed it.

Multiple long-term conditions

Illustration of Andrea, sitting in a chair

Impact on Urban Health

Opinion

Andrea’s story

Andrea is a 44-year-old and originally from Latin America. Her housing conditions were extremely bad, and they made her feel sick. Though the damp in her house made her asthma worse, better housing was unaffordable to her.

Multiple long-term conditions

Impact on Urban Health

Opinion

Daliya’s story

Daliya is a 27-year-old mother with multiple long-term health conditions living in South London. Her income fluctuated from month to month and her financial struggles had a huge impact on her mental health.

Multiple long-term conditions

Impact on Urban Health

Opinion

Luisa’s story

Luisa is a 28-year-old mother of two young children, aged one and four. She lives with depression and anxiety. When Luisa's finances caused her depression to worsen, this manifested itself through physical symptoms.