Insights

Children's mental health

Children in a school playground playing a ball game.

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

Building Blocks

The UK government has committed to publishing a child poverty strategy. To help inform the government’s work, the Child Poverty Action Group, with support from Save the Children UK, and funding from Impact on Urban Health, has set out how to deliver an effective child poverty strategy.

Financial foundations for adult health

A window looks out onto Greenwich power station. Photograph by Iuliia Dutchak

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

Supporting households in energy debt

We commissioned Clear Consultancy Services to analyse the impact of higher energy debts on individuals, households, and the debt advice sector. The resulting executive summary outlines seven key recommendations for how Ofgem, government, and the energy sector can improve support.

Financial foundations for adult health

Michael Parsons

Head of Programme (Financial foundations for adult health)

Opinion

03 Feb 2025

Why we are changing our name to financial foundations for adult health

The multiple long-terms conditions (MLTC) programme will now be known as the financial foundations for adult health (FFAH) programme.

Urban Health

Colourful lights illuminate a dark tunnel in an arc shape. Photograph by Eric Rai.

Peter Babudu

Executive Director

Opinion

The year in urban health

This year, we’ve worked with over 70 partners to test solutions to the causes of poor health in urban areas. To celebrate just some of their impact this year, we spoke to four of those partners.

Children's health and food

Primary school children wearing red school jumpers sit at a table, laughing together while they eat their school dinner.

Bryony Hirsch

Communications Manager

Reports

19 Nov 2024

More than a meal

An independent evaluation of universal primary free school meals for children in London.

Children's health and food

Primary school children in red jumpers wait in line for their school dinner.

Nikita Sinclair

Head of Programme (Children's health and food)

Opinion

19 Nov 2024

“A policy that does what it’s meant to do”

Evaluating the Mayor of London’s universal primary free school meals policy.

Children's health and food

Mother and child smiling at each other, close-up. Photograph by Jade Reynold-Hemmings

Bryony Hirsch

Communications Manager

Reports

04 Nov 2024

Breastfeeding in focus

This report captures the perspectives of those working in and around breastfeeding and creates a policy and practice landscape of breastfeeding at local and national levels.

Health effects of air pollution

London skyline, with residential buildings in the foreground, and the Shard and Walkie Talkie in the distance. Photograph by Joe Smith

Matt Towner

Director of Programmes

Opinion

17 Oct 2024

Our message for the Conservatives at their party conference

Championing policies that support businesses to reduce their polluting emissions is one way the opposition can use its influence to hold the Government to account and improve people’s health.

Health effects of air pollution

People walk through a leafy green park. Photograph by Dembee Tsogoo.

Matt Towner

Director of Programmes

Opinion

17 Oct 2024

Improving air quality must be central to Labour’s health mission

Action would help to save money and reduce social inequalities. Matt Towner writes for New Statesman.