Opinion

Financial foundations for adult health

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.

Financial foundations for adult health

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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.

Financial foundations for adult health

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.

Financial foundations for adult health

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.

Research and development • COVID-19

Louise Mousseau

Portfolio Director

Opinion

25 Jan 2021

New portfolio to increase access to information about the COVID-19 vaccine

Portfolio Director Louise Mousseau talks about our new portfolio focused on creating equitable access to trusted information about the vaccines.

Urban health

Opinion

25 Jan 2021

Diversifying evidence to tackle urban health inequalities

Evidence and Impact Director Anne Kazimirski shares how we use evidence both to inform our programmes and influence national and international policy.

Children's health and food