Insights

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.

Financial foundations for adult health

Michael Parsons

Cross-Programme Director

Opinion

03 Feb 2025

Why we are changing our name to financial foundations for adult health

The multiple long-terms conditions (MLTC) programme will now be known as the financial foundations for adult health (FFAH) programme.

Urban Health

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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

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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

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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

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Matt Towner

Programme Director

Opinion

17 Oct 2024

Improving air quality must be central to Labour’s health mission

Action would help to save money and reduce social inequalities. Matt Towner writes for New Statesman.

Urban health

Houses surrounded by canopy of trees. Photograph by Francis Augusto

Shira de Bourbon Parme

Urban Wellbeing and Innovation Lead, Ramboll

Opinion

07 Oct 2024

A new framework to build climate resilience in cities

In this guest blog, Shira de Bourbon Parme sets out a new framework that outlines ways to prepare neighbourhoods to be resilient to climate change.