Insights

Urban health • COVID-19

Kieron Boyle

Former Chief Executive

Opinion

17 Mar 2021

Unprecedented times, familiar inequalities

Kieron Boyle explores what we've learnt since the first lockdown, and how we can collectively shift the dial on health inequalities.

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Urban health

Rowena Estwick

Former Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director

Opinion

04 Mar 2021

Urban health inequality: then, now, and in the future

What we’ve learned so far about global urban health inequality, and how we’re taking action in cities and other urban areas.

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Health effects of air pollution • Research and development

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

19 Feb 2021

A breath of clean air

A report from our community research into people's experiences of air pollution in Lambeth and Southwark

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Health effects of air pollution

Kate Langford

Programme Director

Opinion

11 Feb 2021

Building the evidence base for healthier streets

Programme Director Kate Langford shares more on our pilot to test ways to make our streets easier and safer for local residents to walk, cycle and spend time.

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Health effects of air pollution

Kate Langford

Programme Director

Opinion

11 Feb 2021

A coronavirus legacy: better air quality for better health

Programme Director Kate Langford shares why improving air quality to improve our health is such a fitting legacy from COVID-19.

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Urban health

James Shearman

Head of Innovation

Data

11 Feb 2021

Search, develop, deliver

Our three-phase approach to developing our urban health programmes over multiple years.

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Financial foundations for adult health

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

01 Feb 2021

FinWell: London financial diaries

Addressing the twin challenges of poor health and financial difficulty

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Financial foundations for adult health

Impact on Urban Health

Opinion

Shannon’s story

Shannon is a 55-year-old single mother with four teenagers. Her precarious working conditions negatively impacted her health, especially when she couldn’t take paid time off work when she needed it.

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Financial foundations for adult health

Impact on Urban Health

Opinion

Andrea’s story

Andrea is a 44-year-old and originally from Latin America. Her housing conditions were extremely bad, and they made her feel sick. Though the damp in her house made her asthma worse, better housing was unaffordable to her.

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