Insights

Health effects of air pollution

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

09 Mar 2020

Alika’s story

Alika and Alex, 3, live in Southwark. Alika, who moved to London from Nigeria in 2000, is doing an electrical apprenticeship by day and is a youth worker by night.

Health effects of air pollution

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

Air pollution and older people

Air pollution is linked with heart failure, strokes, poor cognition and even lung cancer in older people over 65, with high levels of particulate matter increasing their risk of hospitalisation. Our research shows that older people are less likely to point to poor air quality as an important issue to address.

Financial foundations for adult health

Impact on Urban Health

Opinion

25 Feb 2020

Ten years on from the Marmot Review

Over the past decade, very little has progressed at a national scale to reduce inequality. We discuss why these health inequalities are not inevitable.

Children's health and food

People walking in front of a supermarket

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

24 Feb 2020

UK product profile

An assessment of the nutritional quality of approximately 50% of packaged foods and beverages sold in the UK in 2016 and their suitability to be marketed to children

Children's health and food

Jessica Attard

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

20 Feb 2020

Making convenience stores healthier

Sharing what we’ve learnt from our local pilot in Southwark where we introduced small changes to nudge consumers towards healthier options.

Children's health and food

Jessica Attard

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

10 Jan 2020

Learning from London’s Foodscape

We studied how the built environment shapes how young people eat, and explore the need for transforming transit stops and creating new civic spaces for young people.

Children's health and food

Louise Luckhurst

Communications Manager

Opinion

06 Jan 2020

Healthy takeaway and community cooking

We're exploring ways to make our food environments healthier for children and families.

Children's health and food

Jessica Attard

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

13 Dec 2019

Collaborating for the future to improve children’s health

We're partnering and collaborating with food retailers and manufacturers to improve local food retail environments.

Children's health and food

Insights

Alika’s story

Air pollution and older people

Ten years on from the Marmot Review

UK product profile

Making convenience stores healthier

Learning from London’s Foodscape

Healthy takeaway and community cooking

Collaborating for the future to improve children’s health

Understanding Southwark’s food experience