Insights

Urban Health

Colourful lights illuminate a dark tunnel in an arc shape. Photograph by Eric Rai.

Peter Babudu

Executive Director

Opinion

The year in urban health

This year, we’ve worked with over 70 partners to test solutions to the causes of poor health in urban areas. To celebrate just some of their impact this year, we spoke to four of those partners.

Children's health and food

Primary school children wearing red school jumpers sit at a table, laughing together while they eat their school dinner.

Bryony Hirsch

Communications Manager

Reports

19 Nov 2024

More than a meal

An independent evaluation of universal primary free school meals for children in London.

Children's health and food

Primary school children in red jumpers wait in line for their school dinner.

Nikita Sinclair

Co-Head, Children's Health and Food Programme

Opinion

19 Nov 2024

“A policy that does what it’s meant to do”

Evaluating the Mayor of London’s universal primary free school meals policy.

Children's health and food

Mother and child smiling at each other, close-up. Photograph by Jade Reynold-Hemmings

Bryony Hirsch

Communications Manager

Reports

04 Nov 2024

Breastfeeding in focus

This report captures the perspectives of those working in and around breastfeeding and creates a policy and practice landscape of breastfeeding at local and national levels.

Health effects of air pollution

London skyline, with residential buildings in the foreground, and the Shard and Walkie Talkie in the distance. Photograph by Joe Smith

Matt Towner

Programme Director

Opinion

17 Oct 2024

Our message for the Conservatives at their party conference

Championing policies that support businesses to reduce their polluting emissions is one way the opposition can use its influence to hold the Government to account and improve people’s health.

Health effects of air pollution