The government's healthy food standard would introduce mandatory data reporting and health targets across the food industry, says Lauren Bowes Byatt, deputy director at Nesta

An exploration of how health targets could be applied to the out-of-home sector

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'Uniting the UK’s Health Data: A Huge Opportunity for Society' is an independent review commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer for England, the UK National Statistician and NHS England’s National D...

Measures like calorie labeling, stricter licensing, and advertising restrictions can reduce alcohol consumption and improve health outcomes

Leading figures across the food industry have today joined the Government to advise on a national food strategy

Adapting research methods for policy impact can translate complex data into clear, actionable solutions for policymakers

Food companies should set targets using continuous, kilogram-weighted health measures, rather than relying solely on binary thresholds

Health secretary says too many people are being ‘written off’ and that is driving ministers’ changes to welfare

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As a new government gets to work, we’re looking at successful past policies from across the globe and what UK policymakers can learn from them as part of our event series: how to make good things happ...

Adapting research methods for policy impact can translate complex data into clear, actionable solutions for policymakers

Most of the public are concerned about their weight and support interventions that would improve the nation's health.

Significant reductions in chronic conditions are essential to halve the gap and support the most deprived areas

Significant reductions in chronic conditions are essential to halve the gap and support the most deprived areas

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This report summarises recent trends related to smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity and harmful alcohol use – the leading risk factors driving England's high burden of preventable ill health and p...

Most of the public are concerned about their weight and support interventions that would improve the nation's health.

Awareness campaigns and new screening approaches are having an impact, says NHS England.