Insights - Impact on Urban Health

Health effects of air pollution

Kate Langford

Programme Director

Policy

07 Aug 2020

Air quality response

Our response to the House of Commons' Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

COVID-19 • Childhood obesity

Woman pushing pram next to cycle lane and road with traffic

Anna Garrod

Policy and Influencing Director

Policy

03 Aug 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services response

Our response to the House of Commons' Education Select Committee

COVID-19 • Multiple long-term conditions

Sham Rajyaguru

Communications Manager

Latest updates

03 Aug 2020

Neighbourhoods are key in responding to COVID-19

During the pandemic, we've seen people turn to their communities and neighbourhoods to support each other. We explain how hyper-local approaches are key to our work to improve urban health.

Childhood obesity

Sarah Hickey

Programme Director

Opinion

30 Jul 2020

Our part to play in the new National Food Strategy

Where children grow up is a big predictor of their chances of becoming overweight or obese. We think the strategy can go further to tackle childhood obesity.

Urban health

Kieron Boyle

Chief Executive

Opinion

27 Jul 2020

The collective responsibility for urban health

The pandemic has fast-forwarded a clock on urban health patterns that were there all along. Health institutions cannot tackle this alone.

Health effects of air pollution

Back of a London bus saying 'cleaner air for London'

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

23 Jun 2020

Early-stage investment for tackling air pollution

Learnings report and digital event highlights

Childhood obesity

Notes written by children labelling different food groups

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

12 Jun 2020

Hungry for change

Giving children a food system that works for them

COVID-19 • Multiple long-term conditions

Two women walking by the side of the road

Barbara Reichwein

Programme Director (maternity leave)

Opinion

06 May 2020

How we are acting on health inequalities during COVID-19

When our health suffers, so do our social and economic lives. Here's how we're supporting the health of our communities during the pandemic and beyond.

Childhood obesity

Lauren Gasser

Communications Manager

Latest updates

04 May 2020

New childhood obesity learning network launches

The Childhood Obesity Programme Network connects over 50 representatives from organisations working to tackle childhood obesity.