Insights - Impact on Urban Health

Childhood obesity

Rebecca Sunter

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

30 Sep 2019

Supporting schools to provide healthy options

We're working with local schools to ensure healthy food and physical activity become the norm for all children throughout the day.

Childhood obesity

Carole Coulon

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

30 Sep 2019

Giving families access to healthy options

Positively changing home environments can be difficult. We share the work we're doing to improve children's health in homes and early years settings.

Childhood obesity

Jessica Attard

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

30 Sep 2019

Creating change in streets to tackle childhood obesity

Sharing how we're working across sectors to address obesogenic streets and what our next steps are through our ‘streets’ strand.

Multiple long-term conditions

Block of flats with tree and outdoor playground

Rohan Martyres

Programme Director (maternity cover)

Opinion

30 Sep 2019

The health impacts of work, finance and housing

We discuss how we’re developing the social risk factors strand of our programme, and the types of organisations we’re looking to work with.

Health effects of air pollution

Kate Langford

Programme Director

Opinion

24 Sep 2019

Combating the health effects of poor air quality

Poor air quality is one the key environmental factors that drives poor health in cities. Here's how we're learning for our urban health programme.

Childhood obesity

Sarah Hickey

Programme Director

Opinion

20 Sep 2019

What will it take to close the gap? Two years into our childhood obesity programme

How we're working to bring the rates of childhood obesity down in neighbourhoods with the lowest incomes to the level of those in more affluent areas.

Multiple long-term conditions

Matt Towner

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

18 Sep 2019

How meaningful employment can support better health

Sharing the research we commissioned into the potential role employment can play in slowing progression from one long-term condition to many.

Childhood obesity

Lauren Gasser

Communications Manager

Latest updates

04 Sep 2019

Launch of ‘Every Child A Healthy Weight’

Ten ambitions for London to give every child nutritious food options, plenty of water to drink, and opportunities to run and play.

Childhood obesity

Two children at school writing and smiling

Impact on Urban Health

Reports

04 Sep 2019

Every child a healthy weight

Ten ambitions for London