Opinion - Impact on Urban Health

Childhood obesity

Jessica Attard

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

20 Feb 2020

Making convenience stores healthier

Sharing what we’ve learnt from our local pilot in Southwark where we introduced small changes to nudge consumers towards healthier options.

Childhood obesity

Jessica Attard

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

10 Jan 2020

Learning from London’s Foodscape

We studied how the built environment shapes how young people eat, and explore the need for transforming transit stops and creating new civic spaces for young people.

Childhood obesity

Jessica Attard

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

13 Dec 2019

Collaborating for the future to improve children’s health

We're partnering and collaborating with food retailers and manufacturers to improve local food retail environments.

Childhood obesity

Sarah Hickey

Programme Director

Opinion

31 Oct 2019

How is our work on childhood obesity informing Government policy?

The evidence we've gathered on childhood obesity, alongside others from the sector, is supporting changes in policy.

Urban health

Skyline of London including Tower Bridge

Rowena Estwick

International and National Partnerships Manager

Opinion

10 global cities we’re learning from on urban health

We're learning about how people in other cities are addressing urban health and the impacts of living in urban environments.

Multiple long-term conditions

Polly Mackenzie

Chief Executive, Demos

Opinion

04 Oct 2019

Financial interventions to slow progression to multiple conditions

Our work shows a strong link between a lack of financial security and ill-health. We're designing financial interventions to promote better health.

Childhood obesity

Rebecca Sunter

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

30 Sep 2019

Supporting schools to provide healthy options

We're working with local schools to ensure healthy food and physical activity become the norm for all children throughout the day.

Childhood obesity

Carole Coulon

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

30 Sep 2019

Giving families access to healthy options

Positively changing home environments can be difficult. We share the work we're doing to improve children's health in homes and early years settings.

Childhood obesity

Jessica Attard

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

30 Sep 2019

Creating change in streets to tackle childhood obesity

Sharing how we're working across sectors to address obesogenic streets and what our next steps are through our ‘streets’ strand.