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

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Research and development

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Shaun Danquah
Shaun Danquah
Founder of Centric
Reports
20 Apr 2022

A literature review for more equitable community research

Shaun Danquah, the Founder of Centric, explains why a new literature review has the potential to generate new insights for equitable health research.

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Research and development

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Keiron Boyle
Kieron Boyle
Former Chief Executive
Opinion
19 Apr 2022

All good health interventions start with a simple action: Listening

Kieron Boyle's key reflections on the Young Foundation's Hive conference, where funders and commissioners discussed community research, and how it can improve people's health.

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Multiple long-term conditions

Barbara Reichwein
Barbara Reichwein
Programme Director
Opinion
14 Apr 2022

How we’re responding to the cost of living crisis

Our Programme Director for multiple long-term conditions, Barbara Reichwein, talks about the real 'cost of surviving' crisis people are facing and how we're addressing this in our work.

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Health effects of air pollution

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Patrick Lee
Patrick Lee
Communications Manager
Data
25 Mar 2022

Why are air pollution levels in London so high?

For the first time since August 2020, a high pollution warning has been issued for London. We explore what the major causes of air pollution are in London.

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Multiple long-term conditions

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Nicola Bristow
Nicola Bristow
Portfolio Manager
Opinion
18 Mar 2022

A good day’s sleep: why sleep is essential to the health of night shift workers

On World Sleep Day, we reflect on the ways that working night shifts can affect health, and the innovative work our partners are doing to ensure shift workers get the support they need.

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Multiple long-term conditions

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Barbara Reichwein
Barbara Reichwein
Programme Director
Opinion
09 Mar 2022

From health to care: a healthy workforce is a must for the NHS

The State of Health and Care 2022 report exposes the significant changes needed to get the NHS on track. Our Programme Director for multiple long-term conditions, Barbara Reichwein, argues that this needs to start with supporting the health of the NHS workforce.

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Health effects of air pollution

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Kate Langford
Kate Langford
Programme Director
Opinion
21 Feb 2022

Reflections on London’s Clean Air and Health Summit

The Mayor of London, Government and leaders across healthcare agree: air pollution is a social justice issue. But how can we fix it?

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Children's health and food COVID-19

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Rachel Pidgeon
Rachel Pidgeon
Portfolio Manager
Opinion
16 Feb 2022

Changing the conversation on children’s health in the context of COVID-19

When it comes to discussing complex issues around health, the words we use matter, and how an issue is framed can impact our understanding on how best to address it.

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Research and development COVID-19

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Impact on Urban Health
Opinion
31 Jan 2022

“Unrestricted funding allowed us to do what we thought was right”

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we set up an emergency fund to support essential community services with a more equitable funding model.

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