We focus on four complex health issues more prevalent in urban areas
With the Social Progress Imperative, we've developed the first neighbourhood level, health-focused social progress index of its kind.
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Children's health and food
Louise Foreman and Nikita Sinclair, Portfolio Managers, Children’s Health and Food programme, explain why we should expand free school meals for all.
Research and development
Dominique Barron, Design Researcher at Promising Trouble, explores how affordable access to the internet can help close the health inequality gap.
Urban health
We’ve picked out four priorities we think the Government should be considering in the lead up to the Spring Budget.
After seven successful years leading Impact on Urban Health, Kieron Boyle will be stepping down as CEO on 5 May.
Health effects of air pollution
Oliver Lord, Head of Clean Cities Campaign UK, explains how the #ThisIsAwkward campaign aimed to improve air quality and people’s health.
In the first half of our ten-year programme, we have learned so much about how to effectively talk about this work to improve children’s health and diets. To reflect this, we have decided to change the childhood obesity programme’s name.
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We’re saying farewell to Andy Ratcliffe as he leaves his role as Executive Director of Impact on Urban Health.
Multiple long-term conditions
Economic figures are moving in the right direction; but they only scratch the surface of what’s happening in deprived communities.
In December 2022, the Chief Medical Officer for England – Professor Chris Whitty – published his annual report, and it focused on air pollution. Kate Langford, Programme Director of our Health effects of air pollution programme, and Professor Whitty explain why there is hope in the efforts to improve air quality.
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