Policy

Children's mental health

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Peter Babudu

Executive Director

Policy

Government shows real ambition to tackle child poverty

Executive Director of Impact on Urban Health Peter Babudu discusses what the Autumn Budget got right in its drive to tackle child poverty.

Children's health and food

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Peter Babudu

Executive Director

Policy

Changing the recipe for growth

Executive Director of Impact on Urban Health Peter Babudu discusses how the Soft Drinks Industry Levy paved the way to bold action on children’s health.

Financial foundations for adult health

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Michael Parsons

Head of Programme (Financial foundations for adult health)

Policy

Our response to the Financial Inclusion Strategy

We welcome the focus on tackling problem debt through community-based services, to achieve both financial inclusion and health equity.

Health effects of air pollution

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Alev Ozturk

Policy and Public Affairs Assistant, Asthma + Lung UK

Policy

Our air, our voices: Co-creating clean air policy with young Londoners

We’re proud to support Asthma + Lung UK’s new campaign, which involves working with communities to better inform air pollution policy. In this article, Asthma + Lung UK explain the value of participatory policymaking.

Urban health

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Natasha Feiner

Interim Head of Policy & Influencing

Policy

13 Jun 2025

A healthier future starts with children: Our response to the spending review

Read our response to the UK Government's recently announced spending review.

Urban health

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Joe Potter

Policy and Influencing Manager

Policy

18 Sep 2024

Our Autumn Budget recommendations

Autumn Budget: How can Government use this opportunity to deliver for the nation’s health?

Health effects of air pollution

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Natasha Feiner

Interim Head of Policy & Influencing

Policy

What can councils and the Government do to reduce pollution from freight?

We’re calling on the Government to implement our policy recommendations to reduce air pollution from freight.

Urban health

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Peter Babudu

Executive Director

Policy

11 Jul 2024

Creating healthier urban places: our response to the new government’s health mission

Our team gives their thoughts on the change needed to deliver healthier, more equitable places across the country.

Urban health

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Peter Babudu

Executive Director

Policy

14 Jun 2024

A joined-up approach on urban health: our priorities for the next Government

Managing health goes beyond healthcare services. The places we live and work play an important part in creating healthy environments. We’re calling on the next Government to support approaches that address the interconnected drivers of health equity.