Insights

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.

Data

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Samantha Flint

On Purpose Associate

Data

Using the Urban Health Index to identify areas for place-based interventions

How the Urban Health Index can help users better understand the social and environmental factors that shape people’s health and wellbeing.

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.

Innovation

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Impact on Urban Health

Latest updates

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.

Innovation

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Josh Artus

Centric Lab

Latest updates

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.

Health effects of air pollution

Patrick Lee

Communications Manager

Latest updates

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.

Financial foundations for adult health

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

Financial Shield project: Supporting health by tackling financial stress

Supporting working-age people with long-term health conditions and financial difficulties.

Health effects of air pollution

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Patrick Lee

Communications Manager

Latest updates

Amplifying voices for clean air

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