Opinion - Impact on Urban Health

Childhood obesity

Kieron Boyle

Chief Executive

Opinion

28 Sep 2020

Impact investing for social change with the new SMASH app

Impact investing can play a pivotal role in tackling health issues. Here's how we're investing to create systemic change that helps children eat healthier.

COVID-19 • Multiple long-term conditions

Man walking in the park with walking poles

Rohan Martyres

Programme Director (maternity cover)

Opinion

20 Aug 2020

Financial shields during COVID-19 to protect health

How we're acting on the evidence that debt and money worries can lead to food insecurity, poor diets, higher stress levels and deteriorating mental health.

COVID-19 • Multiple long-term conditions

Sham Rajyaguru

Communications Manager

Opinion

03 Aug 2020

Neighbourhoods are key in responding to COVID-19

During the pandemic, we've seen people turn to their communities and neighbourhoods to support each other. We explain how hyper-local approaches are key to our work to improve urban health.

Childhood obesity

Sarah Hickey

Programme Director

Opinion

30 Jul 2020

Our part to play in the new National Food Strategy

Where children grow up is a big predictor of their chances of becoming overweight or obese. We think the strategy can go further to tackle childhood obesity.

Urban health

Kieron Boyle

Chief Executive

Opinion

27 Jul 2020

The collective responsibility for urban health

The pandemic has fast-forwarded a clock on urban health patterns that were there all along. Health institutions cannot tackle this alone.

COVID-19 • Multiple long-term conditions

Two women walking by the side of the road

Barbara Reichwein

Programme Director (maternity leave)

Opinion

06 May 2020

How we are acting on health inequalities during COVID-19

When our health suffers, so do our social and economic lives. Here's how we're supporting the health of our communities during the pandemic and beyond.

COVID-19 • Childhood obesity

Mother and child walking down the street

Sarah Hickey

Programme Director

Opinion

30 Apr 2020

Improving children’s access to nutritious food during COVID-19

How we’re adapting our programme to further increase children’s access to nutritious food during the pandemic.

COVID-19 • Urban health

Kieron Boyle

Chief Executive

Opinion

30 Mar 2020

COVID-19: supporting our partners and local communities

Communities and local institutions have been devastated by COVID-19. We set out an immediate and long-term plan to support them.

Health effects of air pollution

Parents walking with their child in a pram in the rain

Larissa Lockwood

Head of Health and Air Quality, Global Action Plan

Opinion

12 Mar 2020

Air pollution and children’s health

We explore the often hidden and harmful effects of air pollution on children and what interventions are available to help.