Opinion - Impact on Urban Health

Health effects of air pollution

Jacob West

Executive Director of Healthcare Innovation, British Heart Foundation

Opinion

12 Mar 2020

Clean air is vital for those with heart conditions

Clean air is good for everyone but we explore why it's especially important for those with heart conditions.

Health effects of air pollution

Frank Kelly

Chair of Environmental Health, Imperial College London

Opinion

12 Mar 2020

Solving air pollution is within our reach

Kings College's Dr Frank J Kelly discusses why we require better evidence around what works in order to solve the issue of air pollution.

Health effects of air pollution

Kate Langford

Programme Director

Opinion

11 Mar 2020

Tackling the health effects of air pollution – key lessons

Air pollution is a complex issue. Here we share the key lessons guiding our approach to tackling the health effects of air pollution.

Multiple long-term conditions

Older woman with a crutch crossing the road and pulling a trolley

Barbara Reichwein

Programme Director (maternity leave)

Opinion

25 Feb 2020

Ten years on from the Marmot Review

Over the past decade, very little has progressed at a national scale to reduce inequality. We discuss why these health inequalities are not inevitable.

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.