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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We're seeking a Learning Partner to help us capture and synthesise learning from our children's mental health programme. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Deadline: Monday 19 Oct More details: urbanhealth.org.uk/tenders/chil...

Invitation to tender Children's mental health learning partner. An image of a woman walking towards a grassy area with a child. She is carrying shopping bags. There are trees in the distance.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Read more in our new article by Patrin Watanatada and Farid Kelekun: urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/new...

They're all interlinked. A diagram showing how greater exposure to polluted air results in greater risk of harm, and then less power to advocate for clean air.

Want to find out more about health inequalities? Go to urbanhealth.org.uk/insights.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Racism, poverty and exposure to air pollution are interlinked. The ‘triple burden’ describes how people from racially minoritised and low income backgrounds have a higher risk of health issues due to air pollution.

Racism, poverty and air pollution: What's the link?

Have you heard of the triple burden? The framework shows how unequal conditions that can produce health inequalities are also related to air pollution.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Invitation to tender: Children’s mental health learning partner 🪧 We're inviting proposals from learning partners to support the final phase of our children’s mental health programme. Deadline: Monday 19 October 2026 at midday. 🗓️ Details: urbanhealth.org.uk/tenders/chil...

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We'll be speaking at the Labour Party Conference today, discussing how Labour's early years agenda can better address inequalities. 🗓️ Monday 28th September, 4:30-5:30 Thanks to Institute for Government and Barnardo's for partnering with us on this event.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

➡️ Laurie Lee, CEO of Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation ➡️ Harry Quilter-Pinner, Executive Director at IPPR Thanks to @ippr.org for partnering with us on this event.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We're at the Labour Party Conference today! Please join our event on how Labour can deliver on its health agenda. 🗓️ Monday 28th September, 2:30-3:45 We're delighted to be joined by: ➡️ Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 1/2 🧵

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The Temporary Accommodation Notification Duty came into force this week, representing a key step towards strengthening coordination between housing, health and education services. Our partner Shared Health Foundation has published some training on the new duty and what it involves

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Temporary Accommodation Notification Duty Training - Shared Health Foundation

Temporary Accommodation Notification Duty Training The Temporary Accommodation Notification Duty (TAND) introduces a new statutory duty for Local Authorities, requiring them to implement a consent-based notification, alerting a child's School, GP and He...

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Every child matters, but not every child gets a fair start. We believe that the early years are fundamental foundations for children's mental health; yet many families, especially those from marginalised communities, don't have the support they need during these crucial years.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Great to see these learnings from the Nourishing Neighbourhoods project, which supports small businesses to change their recipes to offer healthier food options. www.eitfood.eu/impact-stories/nouri…

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Nourishing Neighbourhoods: healthier food, closer to communities - EIT Food

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

One year on from voluntary guidelines on sugar and salt, ‘healthy’ baby food still contains high sugar levels. ‘Retailers can and must do better for babies and young children,’ says Carole Coulon on behalf of the Commercial Baby Food Review. Read more in The Times (£)

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‘Healthy’ baby food still contains high sugar levels, report finds

Only three products have so far been reformulated to meet voluntary guidelines on sugar and salt published a year ago, Which? says

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How does health differ between urban and rural areas, and within our towns and cities? Use our data dashboards to explore: Drivers of health inequality 💷 Health outcomes for life expectancy, mortality rate, risk factors, illnesses & more 🏥 Housing conditions and homelessness across England 🏠

urbanhealth.org.uk

The State of Urban Health: Interactive dashboards

The interactive dashboards provide further access to the data we analysed allowing anyone to explore the full dataset, compare indicators across places, and look deeper into what interests them.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

People from some racially minoritised communities are more likely to experience: - poorer housing conditions - higher risk of homelessness - lower employment rates. What's driving these differences? Read The State of Urban Health and explore the data 👇

urbanhealth.org.uk

The State of Urban Health

New research provides one of the most comprehensive pictures of urban health in England to date.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What do children think about city life today? 💭 We asked a classroom of 10-year-olds. Watch the film to hear about their dream future and the things they’d change about living in a city ▶️ urbanhealth.org.uk/who-we-are/about…

A girl is holding up a piece of paper which says "My dream future". There are some drawings and paintings, including the words: "to be clean".

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We’re delighted that yet more evidence shows the ULEZ is protecting people’s health. Air pollution has devastating effects on health. The ULEZ shows it's possible to take bold steps to improve air quality. @london.gov.uk

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London's ULEZ linked to improved lung growth in children, says study

Sir Sadiq Khan says it proves he was right to push forward with the scheme and its controversial extension to cover the whole of the capital.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

How does living in a town or city affect your health? 🏙️ Our The State of Urban Health research found: - Some of the starkest differences in outcomes are just streets apart - Poverty, racism and discrimination are key drivers of these differences urbanhealth.org.uk/state-of-urban-h…

Did you know that living in a town or city affects how healthy you are?

And urban areas are home to more than eight in ten people in England.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What happens when you ask 10-year-olds what they want the future of our cities to look like? 🌆 They imagined a future with cleaner air, healthier food options, and spaces to play. A city where everyone feels like they belong. Watch our video and see what they said 👇

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If kids were in charge of our cities, what would they change? | Impact on Urban Health

YouTube video by Impact on Urban Health

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“Meaningfully embedding equity means mechanisms such as citizens’ assemblies and equity impact assessments which would track what actually happens to inequalities after an intervention, rather than just whether average pollution levels fall.”

urbanhealth.org.uk

Clean air is a right: the policy changes we want to see

The Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into air quality is a rare opportunity to influence air quality policymaking in the UK. This is what we want to see in their upcoming report.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

“Our health is shaped as much by the places we live as the care we receive. The simple truth is those places are not supporting people to be healthy.” Our Director of Policy, Influencing & Communications, @markheff.bsky.social, on how Burnham can improve the nation’s health.

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Can Andy Burnham close widening health gaps in the UK?

Poverty is a deep cause and consequence of ill-health. Andy Burnham closed the health gap in Greater Manchester, can he do the same as PM?

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

If they can imagine it, you can invest in it. Watch the film: urbanhealth.org.uk/who-we-are/about… Find out more about our work, go to: urbanhealth.org.uk

A girl painting small clay fruits with an image of the final creations overlayed

A girl drawing on a post-it note that says 'Be kind' with an image of the post-it overlayed

A girl playing with clay, and a post-it that says '£ no more worrying overlayed'

A girl listening in class, and stickers saying 'no pollution no problems' overlayed

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

We need a new Clean Air Act, with legally binding targets aligned with World Health Organisation guidelines, that prioritises children and communities experiencing the greatest levels of deprivation. No child's future should be shaped by the postcode they are born into.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

It increases the likelihood that a child will end up needing hospital treatment. It is a serious harm, unequally shared. It is also one the government can act on quickly. 🏥

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

For decades, planning decisions and wider systemic inequalities have meant that many lower-income communities live closer to busy roads, industrial sites and other major sources of air pollution. 🛣️

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Our Freedom of Information request has been published by The Guardian this morning. What these figures reveal about inequality is shocking. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Alarm over hospital lung admissions for children in England’s poorest postcodes

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England data reveals stark impact of air pollution in deprived areas

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

If they can imagine it, you can invest in it. We asked a class of 10-year-olds a question we grapple with a lot at Impact on Urban Health. What do we want the future of our cities to look like? 🌆 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Viai...

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If kids were in charge of our cities, what would they change? | Impact on Urban Health

YouTube video by Impact on Urban Health

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The people who have first-hand experience of health effects of air pollution understand it in ways data can’t capture. Making policy with them, not just for them, is how we build an Air Quality Strategy that works and begins to rebuild trust between communities and the institutions that serve them.

urbanhealth.org.uk

Air pollution should be shaped by the people who live with it

This year, the Environmental Audit Committee is examining air quality. We partnered with Green Alliance to take the committee out of Westminster and into South London to meet the people who live with ...

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

SAR = Number of observed admissions/ adjusted expected admissions (national average). Values below 100 suggest relatively low emergency admissions, whereas numbers above 100 suggest higher than expected emergency admissions. Find out more in our State of Urban Health report 👇

urbanhealth.org.uk

The State of Urban Health

New research provides one of the most comprehensive pictures of urban health in England to date.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Have you come across standardised admission ratios? Standardised admission ratios (SAR) shows whether more or fewer people are being admitted to hospital than would be expected for an area, taking into account the age of the population.

On average, the emergency hospital admissions ratios for COPD is almost twice as high in urban areas than rural.

Image of a graph showing how admissions for COPD, heart disease and stroke are higher in urban compared to rural areas.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Children living in the UK will grow up to be one of the unhealthiest generations in decades, according to RCPCH's latest State of Child Health report. The findings show failure to improve child health today risks lifelong health problems, poorer educational outcomes and widening inequalities.

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State of Child Health: about our report

Our flagship report, updated in July 2026, provides a clear and comprehensive analysis of children's health across the four nations of the UK. It assesses progress against 12 key indicators, including...

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Child mortality rates also increase with higher levels of deprivation across all ethnic groups, except for Black and Other groups. This means that large, persistent ethnic inequalities are not explained by deprivation. Find out more below. (Source: National Child Mortality Database, 2024)

urbanhealth.org.uk

The State of Urban Health

New research provides one of the most comprehensive pictures of urban health in England to date.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Looking at England, ethnic inequalities appear across several indicators, including child mortality. Asian and Black children have mortality rates around two times higher than white children.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We know that urban areas are more ethnically diverse than rural areas. On average, urban neighbourhoods have: ↗️ 7.5 times the proportion of Asian residents ↗️ and 8.4 times the proportion of Black residents compared to rural areas

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Persistent ethnic inequalities aren't explained by deprivation. When reflecting on The State of Urban Health, some findings are hard to share because they touch on difficult topics. This post touches on the topic of childhood mortality. 🧵

People walking down a street. In the distance, there are some tall buildings. There is a road with vehicles driving down it.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

One funded partner we spoke to said: “Many residents in Lambeth are on low wages or have insecure work, meaning that they can’t afford nutritious food, or things like gym memberships or even time off work when they’re sick.” To find out more, take a look at the findings 👇

urbanhealth.org.uk

The State of Urban Health

New research provides one of the most comprehensive pictures of urban health in England to date.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Our work starts in Lambeth and Southwark, so how does deprivation show up in the lives of people in ‘our place’? People in Lambeth and Southwark describe: - The constant pressure of trying to meet basic needs on a low/unstable income 🍎 - And how this leads to stress and can affect mental health 😔

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

What does deprivation mean for some people living in #Lambeth and #Southwark? Deprivation is a major driver of health inequity, shaping large differences in health outcomes across England. 🏥 In urban areas, deprivation is often more concentrated and more unequal between neighbourhoods.

The text reads: “Many residents in Lambeth are on low wages or have insecure work, meaning that they can’t afford nutritious food, or things like gym memberships or even time off work when they’re sick. Funded partner, Impact on Urban Health, Financial foundations for adult health programme

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“Policymaking can’t stay locked in an exclusive, technocratic space. Policymakers must connect with the realities of everyday lives because the consequences of bad decisions are felt in everyday ways.” Read more about participatory policymaking 👇

urbanhealth.org.uk

Air pollution should be shaped by the people who live with it

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Urban areas are overrepresented in both the most and least deprived areas (deciles), meaning urban areas are more likely than rural areas to be very deprived or relatively affluent. Read more in The State of Urban Health - one of the most comprehensive pictures of urban health in England to date.

urbanhealth.org.uk

The State of Urban Health

New research provides one of the most comprehensive pictures of urban health in England to date.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

98% of the most deprived neighbourhoods in England are classified as urban. In many deprived neighbourhoods in Manchester, Birmingham and Leicester over a third of residents are 0-19 years old. Overall, urban areas tend to have higher levels of deprivation.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

In urban areas, on average, 1 in 5 children live in a relative low-income family. But there's large variation between urban neighbourhoods. In the neighbourhood with the highest proportion, 9 in 10 children live in relative low-income families. To find out more, take a look at the findings 👇

urbanhealth.org.uk

The State of Urban Health

New research provides one of the most comprehensive pictures of urban health in England to date.

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Impact on Urban Health @impurbanhealth.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Does it matter where you live as a child? 👦 We recently published The State of Urban Health. It provides one of the most comprehensive pictures of urban health in England to date. 🏙️ Some findings highlights the stark inequalities that exist in England.

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