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Explore what we’re learning about improving health in cities.

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The State of Urban Health

New research provides one of the most comprehensive pictures of urban health in England to date.

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Health effects of air pollution

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Patrick Lee
Patrick Lee
Communications Manager
Latest updates
23 Jul 2026

Children in England’s poorest areas face more than 40% higher hospital admission rates for respiratory infections

Our Freedom of Information request finds Children living in the most deprived areas recorded 56,842 hospital admissions for selected respiratory conditions in 2024/25. That disparity is exacerbated by air pollution.

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Health effects of air pollution

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Ben Pearce
Ben Pearce
Head of Programme (Health effects of air pollution)
Latest updates
01 Jul 2026

Clean air is a right: the policy changes we want to see

The Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into air quality is a rare opportunity to influence air quality policymaking in the UK. This is what we want to see in their upcoming report.

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Health effects of air pollution

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Sarah Campbell
Portfolio Manager
Latest updates
23 Jun 2026

Air pollution should be shaped by the people who live with it

This year, the Environmental Audit Committee is examining air quality. We partnered with Green Alliance to take the committee out of Westminster and into South London to meet the people who live with air pollution every day.

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Children’s mental health

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Impact on Urban Health
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30 Apr 2026

Winding down our Children’s Mental Health programme

We’ve made the difficult decision to end our Children’s Mental Health programme earlier than planned.

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Innovation

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Impact on Urban Health
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22 Apr 2026

Shifting the Power in Research

We partnered with Wellcome to explore how community-centred research can reduce health inequities.

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Financial foundations for adult health

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Penny Rimmer
Penny Rimmer
Senior Policy Officer, Resolve Poverty
Latest updates
23 Mar 2026

Strengthening community-based debt advice to close the health gap

Penny Rimmer discusses how debt can impact mental and physical health, and why community-based debt advice can support the people most impacted by poverty and problem debt.

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Health effects of air pollution

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Patrick Lee
Patrick Lee
Communications Manager
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Investigation reveals how the stove industry tried to silence clean air campaigns

We believe people have a right to accurate and accessible information about anything that harms their health, including wood burning.

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Health effects of air pollution

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Patrick Lee
Patrick Lee
Communications Manager
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Have your say on wood burning policy

The Government's consultation on new rules for wood burning in homes is an opportunity to influence national policy that will affect our health, our environment and our communities for years to come.

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Health effects of air pollution

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Patrick Lee
Patrick Lee
Communications Manager
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London councils still operating majority diesel fleets despite known health dangers

Our analysis reveals stark disparities in fleet electrification across the capital, with communities in lower income areas among those bearing the greatest health burden.

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