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Children's health and food • Good Food Programme

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

An investor’s perspective – Matt Truman, co-founder and chair of True

Urban health

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Gabrielle Allen

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

23 Jan 2023

Shifting the Power in Research: Lessons for funders from Cape Town

Our Portfolio Manager, Gabrielle Allen, reflects on her time at a workshop all about bridging the gap between research and communities.

Urban health

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Impact on Urban Health

Latest updates

Measuring civic strength: Why it matters

We joined forces with the Greater London Authority to find new ways to measure the strength of our communities.

Children's health and food

Bryony Hirsch

Head of Communications

Reports

Putting health at the heart of convenience

We partnered with Southwark Council and Rice Marketing to improve access to healthier food options sold in convenience stores.

Health effects of air pollution

Kate Langford

Programme Director

Opinion

03 Nov 2022

Burning fossil fuels is causing a global health crisis

Carbon emissions aren’t just contributing to climate change. Kate Langford writes for New Statesman.

Children's health and food

Bryony Hirsch

Head of Communications

Data

A tale of two schools: Bus stops, junk food and children’s health

Our new tool shows how a schoolchild's commute to and from school is a prime example of how where we live, play and go to school shapes our health.

Health effects of air pollution

Ben Pearce

Head of Programme (Health effects of air pollution)

Reports

14 Oct 2022

Reducing air pollution from construction sites

We’ve been working with the Centre for Low Emission Construction (CLEC) to find ways to reduce air pollution from construction sites.

Children's health and food

Bryony Hirsch

Head of Communications

Reports

Expanding free school meals: a cost benefit analysis

We commissioned PwC to undertake the most ambitious analysis to date into the societal and economic benefits of increasing free school meal provision in England.

Urban health

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Mark Heffernan

Interim Director of Policy, Influencing & Change

Opinion

23 Sep 2022

Why we’ll be at party conferences this year

We’ll be using our presence at the Labour and Conservative party conferences to ensure decision-makers understand the importance of safeguarding health during this economic crisis.