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Children's health and food

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Bryony Hirsch

Head of Communications

Reports

15 Jan 2026

Breastfeeding in focus

This report captures the perspectives of those working in and around breastfeeding and creates a policy and practice landscape of breastfeeding at local and national levels.

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.

Children's health and food

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Impact on Urban Health

Latest updates

Why we’re giving kids a commercial break

We're joining forces with our partners Bite Back and have placed 365 billboards across Lambeth and Southwark with one clear message: “We’ve bought this ad space so the junk food giants couldn’t – we’re giving kids a commercial break.”

Children's health and food

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Impact on Urban Health

Reports

Evaluation of the Lambeth Schools Superzones convenience store project

Creating a healthier food environment for children and young people.

Children's health and food

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Bryony Hirsch

Head of Communications

Reports

19 Nov 2024

More than a meal

An independent evaluation of universal primary free school meals for children in London.

Children's health and food

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Nikita Sinclair

Head of Programme (Children's health and food)

Opinion

19 Nov 2024

“A policy that does what it’s meant to do”

Evaluating the Mayor of London’s universal primary free school meals policy.

Children's health and food

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Nikita Sinclair

Head of Programme (Children's health and food)

Opinion

16 Apr 2024

Time for Labour to turn the tide on children’s health

All children should have the opportunity to be healthy, no matter where they live. Access to nutritious food is a fundamental part of this. Regulation is needed to make real change.

Children's health and food

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Bryony Hirsch

Head of Communications

Reports

Expanding free school meals: Exploring the wider economic benefits

We commissioned PwC to undertake wider economic contribution analysis into the expansion of free school meals in London and England.

Children's health and food

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Louise Luckhurst

Communications Manager

Opinion

27 Feb 2024

Telling a new story about children’s health and food

We have created a free image library to help build a better, more constructive understanding of children’s health and to show how what surrounds us shapes us.