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Bringing together diverse expertise and insight to find innovative and inclusive ways to improve the health of people, places and communities. www.phiuk.org linktr.ee/phi_uk

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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 10h
LHGP Deputy Director @elliefichera.bsky.social joins @jdasmunshi.bsky.social from @popmhuk.bsky.social to discuss opportunities for #economists within @phiuk.bsky.social at annual #NIHR Economics Group conference today.
NIHR Economics Group Annual Conference & Capacity Building Event
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Population Research UK (PRUK) @popres-uk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🔊 Join our webinar: Who trusts science? Hear from Hayley D'Souza & Tracey Brown from Sense about Science as they share recent findings on the drivers of mistrust in science, how trust varies across different groups, and what can be done to address it. ✍️ Register today: shorturl.at/eIRP5
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our September newsletter is out now! This month we're reflecting on a year of progress as @phiuk.bsky.social publishes its annual review, highlighting LHGP's work to drive action on the commercial determinants of health ( #CDoH ). 👉 Read the full update: mailchi.mp/updates.bath...
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A fantastic opportunity to reflect on the network's broad achievements over the past year, including ours! LHGP is working with 8 local authorities, & has published articles, submitted 13 consultation responses, met with the UK's CMO, built an expanding #CDoH resource hub, and much, much more...
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We're pleased to announce the publication of our Annual Review 2025-26. This new review updates you on another year of our work to bring together expertise and insight to find innovative and inclusive ways to improve the health of people, places and communities. www.phiuk.org/about/whatwe...
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Annual Review 2025-26
This first Annual Review for PHI UK captures the foundations being laid in our first year.
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We're pleased to announce the publication of our Annual Review 2025-26. This new review updates you on another year of our work to bring together expertise and insight to find innovative and inclusive ways to improve the health of people, places and communities. www.phiuk.org/about/whatwe...
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Annual Review 2025-26
This first Annual Review for PHI UK captures the foundations being laid in our first year.
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
LHGP members @geoffbates.bsky.social and @carolinecerny.bsky.social are running a workshop on advancing the prevention agenda in the current political and economic climate at the European Society for Prevention Research #EUSPR conference on Thursday. Join them, if there: euspr.org/conferences/...
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EUSPR 2026: Dublin, Ireland – EUSPR
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
LHGP Director Prof. Anna Gilmore and Hazel Cheeseman, Chief Exec of @ashorguk.bsky.social, are today speaking at The King's Fund's prevention conference, examining what works, what gets in the way, and what leaders need to do next. www.kingsfund.org.uk/events/preve...
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From evidence to impact: making prevention stick | The King's Fund
The UK faces profound health challenges. Prevention can help – but is often sidelined when pressure mounts. Join us to explore how to keep progress going when the system is under strain.
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Government's proposed ban on unlicensed #gambling sponsorship is welcome and a necessary step but it needs to go further to reduce gambling-related harm. 👇 Read our recommendations to the Dept. of Culture, Media and Sport. www.phiuk.org/news/lhgp-ca...
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Local Health and Global Profits calls for a total ban on gambling advertising, not just unlicensed sponsorship
Local Health and Global Profits calls for a total ban on gambling advertising, not just unlicensed sponsorship
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
ICYMI, new from @popmhuk.bsky.social No single solution to improving school attendance - New systematic review finds parental engagement and communication offer the strongest evidence for improving attendance, while highlighting significant gaps in UK research www.phiuk.org/news/pmh-no-...
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No single solution to improving school attendance
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Population Research UK (PRUK) @popres-uk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🙌 Our new Communities of Practice call will support activities that bring together stakeholders from across the UK Longitudinal Population Studies community to address shared challenges, exchange best practice and co-develop solutions. 📅 Read more & apply by 16 September: pruk.ac.uk/communities-...
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Population Research UK (PRUK) @popres-uk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
📌 We’re funding community-led projects to respond to emerging needs, spark new collaborations, and strengthen existing initiatives in the longitudinal population studies landscape. ⏳ Apply by 9 September: pruk.ac.uk/collaboratio...
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New blog from @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social Mind the gap – How can we work more effectively with policy makers to embed evidence? In a recent, both the research and human elements were identified as critical to bridging the evidence translation gap. www.phiuk.org/blogs/hup-mi...
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Mind the gap – How can we work more effectively with policy makers to embed evidence?
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
From @popmhuk.bsky.social two recent blog-posts on the meaning of money. Money, Mental Health, and Me: What I took from Empowered Futures. Shabbir Mellick from Kings College London shares how money can can affect our mental health. www.phiuk.org/blogs/pmh-mo...
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Money, Mental Health, and Me: What I took from Empowered Futures
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Our August newsletter is out! Highlight: LHGP's new searchable database aimed at helping tackle commercial determinants of health locally. Plus research, webinars & events. Read more 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/lhgp-n...
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LHGP newsletter: August 2026
Welcome to the August update from the Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) research consortium. This month, we are spotlighting our new interactive database of actions to address the commercial dete...
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
LHGP launches new searchable database to help councils & public health practitioners explore evidence to tackle the commercial determinants of health (CDoH) - the industry practices and market structures that influence our health - at the local level. 👉 www.phiuk.org/news/lhgp-ne...
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New database gives councils an evidence-based resource for tackling commercial health harms
New database gives councils an evidence-based resource for tackling commercial health harms
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New from @lhgp.bsky.social - New database gives councils an evidence-based resource for tackling commercial health harms www.phiuk.org/news/lhgp-ne...
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New database gives councils an evidence-based resource for tackling commercial health harms
New database gives councils an evidence-based resource for tackling commercial health harms
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We welcome the government's NPPF response strengthening health inequalities in planning. While we're disappointed fast-food outlet definitions were left out, we'll continue to provide evidence & support measures for healthier high streets. 👉 Our consultation response: www.phiuk.org/files/lhgp/l...
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Dr Adam Levy @climateadam.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'm really growing weary seeing our planet enter (literally) uncharted territory so often
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#ICYMI from @popmhuk.bsky.social Alcohol and mental health: Minimum unit pricing - a tangible example of Mental Health in All Policies www.phiuk.org/news/pmh-alc...
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Alcohol and mental health: Minimum unit pricing - a tangible example of Mental Health in All Policies
Alcohol is increasingly acknowledged as an important determinant of mental health that contributes significantly to preventable harm.
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 05/08/2026
How do economic policies shape health and health inequalities? And how can robust evidence support better policymaking? At @phiuk.bsky.social Policy Modelling for Health we're bringing together expertise, partnerships and innovative modelling to answer these important questions. Want to learn more👇
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Our July newsletter is out. This month, we're highlighting key developments on the #CommercialDeterminantsOfHealth – the ways businesses influence our health. mailchi.mp/updates.bath...
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Fresh blog from @lhgp.bsky.social: SynthSprint - Testing how synthetic data perform in the real world www.phiuk.org/blogs/lhgp-s...
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SynthSprint: Testing how synthetic data perform in the real world
SynthSprint: Testing how synthetic data perform in the real world
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New - Developing a new tool to help local authorities govern commercial influence on health www.phiuk.org/news/lhgp-de...
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Developing a new tool to help local authorities govern commercial influence on health
Developing a new tool to help local authorities govern commercial influence on health
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Local Health and Global Profits, alongside our partners @oha-updates.bsky.social, submitted evidence to the Committee's inquiry last year. 👇 LHGP strongly welcomes its recommendations, including on advertising, the retail environment, planning policy, and industry influence.
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
High streets are more than just retail. Join PHI UK Healthy Urban Places us to explore how over a century of urban change has shaped the places we live, move, connect, and thrive across Bradford and Liverpool. 📅 Wednesday 29 July 2026 ⏰ 11:00–12:00 BST, Online 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/healt...
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
New publication from @healthmod.bsky.social - a special issue in Geographical Analysis: Advancing Spatial Health Inequalities Research: Innovations in Data, Methods, and Theory. www.phiuk.org/news/pmfh-sp...
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Special Issue - Advancing Spatial Health Inequalities
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
New blog from @popmhuk.bsky.social What factors influence the exceptionally high rates of severe mental illness among refugees? www.phiuk.org/blogs/pmh-wh...
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What factors influence the exceptionally high rates of severe mental illness among refugees?
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
New blog from @lhgp.bsky.social "Who the hell is upstream pushing them all in?": Why metaphors matter in public health. www.phiuk.org/blogs/lhgp-g... May van Schalkwyk and Benjamin Hawkins explain why the upstream-downstream metaphor needs to shift attention back to the manufacturers of illness.
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 02/07/2026
A warm welcome to Tom, Amy and Hazel. Delighted to be part of this exciting @phiuk.bsky.social initiative. There are still a few spaces available for funded fellowships please get in touch if have an active interest in population health policy challenges we are looking to address.
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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
📬 Our newsletter helps you stay on top of issues and developments in UK health and care, with our latest reports, blogs, podcast episodes, events and more. Subscribe now ⬇️ bit.ly/3Qrtg65
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Three more Policy Professionals join PHI UK / CSaP Policy Fellowship Cohort. In this programme, Fellows are undertaking a two-year programme with a tailored programme of one-to-one meetings shaped around their policy questions and interests. www.phiuk.org/news/three-m...
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Three more Policy Professionals join PHI UK & CSaP Policy Fellowship Cohort
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
LHGP's response to government consultation on School Food Standard raises concerns about the influence of unhealthy commodity industries on school food environments. #CDoH #CommercialDeterminantsOfHealth 👉 www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...
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Local Health and Global Profits calls on the government to tackle health harming industries' influence on school food
Local Health and Global Profits calls on the government to tackle health harming industries' influence on school food
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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The wellness industry covers everything from fitness to biohacking, and it’s backed by powerful players. @karremannancy.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social discuss their recent paper in @milbankfund.bsky.social on "Big Wellness". 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/the-rise-of-...
Promo graphic for episode 1064 of Public Health On Call titled The Rise of "Big Wellness." Additional text reads: How social media fuels the wellness industry’s proliferation and the growing skepticism of traditional medicine that allows it to thrive.
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Our annual meeting brought together local authority partners, advocates & researchers for frank, insightful conversations, from navigating political change to working with businesses for healthier communities. 👉 Read more: www.phiuk.org/news/lhgp-pa...
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LHGP partners come together at annual two-day meeting to map the path to healthier communities
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 23/06/2026
Congratulations to our Director, @pmeierprof.bsky.social, on being elected to the @fphuk.bsky.social Fellowship through Distinction at a ceremony in London last week. This prestigious honour recognises Petra's outstanding contribution to public health research, advocacy and policy impact. 👏
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
PHI UK @popmhuk.bsky.social have marked the one-year anniversary of the Community Insights Panel (CIP). Their input has been integral to the consortium and their efforts, expertise and insights helps ensure the work remains rooted in life and lived experience. www.phiuk.org/news/pmh-one...
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1 year anniversary of Population Mental Health Consortium’s CIP
Community Insight Panel members reflect on their work over the past year.
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
PHI UK @lhgp.bsky.social recently held its annual meeting over two days, bringing together local authority partners, advocacy partners, and researchers from across the network to share learning, build on each other's experiences, and plan the road ahead. www.phiuk.org/news/lhgp-pa...
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
New blog from @popmhuk.bsky.social Every young person deserves the tools to thrive in health and life. The Empowered Futures project aims to shape future research priorities at the intersections of financial wellbeing, mental health and health equity. Read more > www.phiuk.org/news/blogs/p...
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Health Inequalities Policy Research Group @livunihipr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Healthy Urban Places & The Landscape Institute to host From Evidence to impact: Delivering Healthy Urban Development knowledge exchange translating evidence into real change Info: tinyurl.com/bdddzxn2 📌Royal College of Surgeons, London ⌚ 8 Sept 2026; 9:30am-5:30pm @phiuk.bsky.social
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From Evidence to impact: Delivering Healthy Urban Development – The Landscape Institute
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 02/06/2026
Can employability programmes improve health as well as employment outcomes? Drawing on participatory research with young people in Inverclyde, this blog explores what a ‘health-promoting’ approach to employability support might look like. www.phiuk.org/news/blogs/p...
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 09/06/2026
As part of our Policy Modelling for Health Lunchtime Webinar David demonstrated the new SimPaths Website and highlighted the models applications in research on health and public economics. Visit the website at simpaths.org
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SimPaths
An open-source microsimulation framework for modelling individual and household life course events across the UK and Europe.
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 09/06/2026
🎥 Webinar recording - Thanks to all who joined SimPaths: A dynamic microsimulation model with our researcher Dr David Sonnewald @cempaessex.bsky.social introducing us to this open-source framework for modelling individual and household life-course events Watch youtu.be/fqfNmjTWUEA
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SimPaths: A dynamic microsimulation model for life courses
YouTube video by Population Health Improvement UK
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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The #CommercialDeterminantsofHealth is a broad concept: from #BigTobacco & #fossilfuel impacts to the vital role of responsible business in thriving communities. Our new guide offers practical do’s & don’ts for framing CDoH in policy and practice. 👉 Find it here: www.phiuk.org/local-health...
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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
📢 Our 2026 #BrokenPlate report shows the poorest families with children would need to spend 𝟴𝟱% of their income to afford the government-recommended healthy diet. This should act as a wake-up call for policymakers to ensure everyone can access good food. foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/...
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 02/06/2026
Authored by our Community Insights Team @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social, Natalie Dewison-Koplinksi and @profellenstu.bsky.social You can learn more of their work in Inverclyde by visiting www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... @phiuk.bsky.social
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University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Policy Modelling for Health - Informing policy and practice - Community insights - Inverclyde
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🚨Healthy Urban Places Seminar - Community-generated priorities for improving local environments for improving local environment Rescheduled for 24 June.... www.phiuk.org/news/events/...
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Healthy Urban Places Seminar: Community-generated priorities for improving local environments
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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 21/05/2026
Adding our warmest congratulations from all the Policy Modelling for Health team. We are delighted that our Director, Professor Petra Meier, has today been elected a Fellow of the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences. @acmedsci.bsky.social @pmeierprof.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social
Headshot image of Petra Meier facing camera on LHS and Text block on RHS reads This recognition reflects not only my own work, but many years of collaboration with deeply-committed colleagues, policymakers, and communities
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
📣 Healthy Urban Places / Landscape Institute event 🪧From Evidence to impact: Delivering Healthy Urban Development 📆8 September 2026, 09:30 - 17:30 📍London An action-focused conference bringing together researchers, designers, policymakers & partners. Evidence-based approaches to maximise health.
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