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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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Impact on Urban Health
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29 Jan 2026

Peter Babudu appointed to the House of Lords

Congratulations and an update following the appointment of Peter Babudu, Executive Director of Impact on Urban Health, to the House of Lords.

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Innovation

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Exploring ways to make our decision-making and processes more inclusive

Together with Doing Social, we explored how to make our decision-making more inclusive by involving people with lived experience of health inequities in Lambeth and Southwark.

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Urban health

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Jess Luong
Jessica Luong
Digital Manager
Latest updates
17 Dec 2025

2025 in urban health

Looking back at Impact on Urban Health's highlights in 2025.

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Urban health

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Acting on health inequalities and rebuilding trust in the health system

We’re partnering with NHS South East London to improve the experiences and health of people from Black communities in parts of South London.

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Innovation

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31 Oct 2025

Shifting power to communities in South London through the THINC fund

The THINC fund supports community-led projects that address health inequities in South London.

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Innovation

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Josh Artus
Centric Lab
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From Health Councils to Healing Hubs

In this guest blog, Josh Artus from Centric Lab shares what we’ve learnt through partnering to deliver the Urban Health Council.

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Health effects of air pollution

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Patrick Lee
Patrick Lee
Communications Manager
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How does burning wood affect our health?

The outdoor air pollution caused by domestic burning is linked to 2,490 deaths annually. New research shows that reducing wood burning in homes could deliver massive health and economic benefits across the UK.

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Health effects of air pollution

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Patrick Lee
Patrick Lee
Communications Manager
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Amplifying voices for clean air

Our Amplifying Voices strand supports the communities who are most affected by air pollution to advocate for change.

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Peter Babudu
Peter Babudu
Executive Director
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How we’re responding to feedback from our partners

Based on partner feedback, find out how about the resources we've produced to make our strategy and processes clearer and easier to navigate.

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