Early-stage investment for tackling air pollution
Learnings report and digital event highlights
Research and findings on urban health.
Health effects of air pollution
Learnings report and digital event highlights
Children's health and food
Giving children a food system that works for them
Health effects of air pollution
Our insights into clean air solutions include an evidence review of interventions in inner cities as well as public perception research.
Health effects of air pollution
Insights into air pollution in inner cities and its impact on people’s health
Health effects of air pollution
The more we know about air pollution in urban areas, the more we will be able to design effective solutions.
Health effects of air pollution
We are running a ten-year programme to tackle the health effects of air pollution and poor air quality in cities and other urban areas.
Health effects of air pollution
People with lung or heart conditions experience worsened symptoms from spikes in air pollution, with high levels of NO2 associated with increases in hospital admissions for asthma. In our inner-city area, those with health conditions are more likely to say that air quality has got worse.
Health effects of air pollution
Air pollution can affect children’s organ development from pregnancy through to early adolescence, with children living near busy roads four times more likely than adults to have reduced lung function. Yet, our local parents are more likely than other groups to think the dangers of air pollution have been exaggerated.
Health effects of air pollution
John is 72 and lives in Southwark. He loves the hustle and bustle of the area, but is not very mobile and doesn’t get out as much as he’d like to.
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