Blogs
Sharing thoughts and eureka moments
Reflecting on our work, what we’re learning and the latest about the health challenges we focus on
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Looking back and thinking ahead – a message from our Chief Executive
13 December, 2019
As the decade draws to a close our Chief Executive, Kieron Boyle, reflects on what’s changed at the Charity over the past ten years, and what that might mean for the next ten.
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Our urban health learning project - the ten global cities we look to learn from
04 October, 2019
Our Policy and Partnerships Manager, Rowena Estwick, shares how we're working to understand the opportunities and barriers to equitable health in urban areas, comparing our boroughs to neighbourhoods elsewhere in the world.
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What visiting a city farm reminded me about health in the UK and the US
06 August, 2019
Erica Levine from the Arnold Institute for Global Health writes about our learning partnership, comparing efforts in improving health in New York and London.
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International views: What actions today can boost future health in our cities?
04 June, 2019
We asked some of the international experts speaking on at our joint event with the King's Fund what actions must happen today to make sure that future health in cities is equitable and thriving.
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Understanding urban health: Thinking large and small
28 May, 2019
Improving population health in towns and cities requires both an overarching city-wide strategy and a granular understanding of the needs of local neighbourhoods, as Chris Naylor and Kieron Boyle explain.
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A message for our partners and supporters
19 December, 2018
2018 has been a year of deepening our understanding of urban health, of learning and sharing, and of building the foundations to become a more effective funder and a stronger fundraising charity.
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What we’ve learned developing our programmes
07 August, 2018
Last year we launched two long-term programmes of work – on childhood obesity and multiple long-term conditions. Our development phase had a profound impact on the way we designed, and are now delivering, them.
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A whole-system approach to health inequalities must start with being honest
15 February, 2018
Our Partnerships Manager Rowena Estwick attended the recent Health in All Policies (HiAP) 2018 conference and has written a blog on the important place honesty has in shaping a whole-system approach to health inequalities.
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What we are asking the Mayor to do about health inequalities
15 December, 2017
Our Partnerships Manager Rowena Estwick has written a blog on the Mayor of London's new draft Health Inequalities strategy and its welcomed focus on childhood obesity.
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Testing and learning to tackle health challenges
20 November, 2017
Our Chief Executive Kieron Boyle, on how we're testing approaches as part of the development phase of our childhood obesity and multiple long-term conditions programmes.
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Five lessons from Australia on working with communities
07 September, 2017
Following his recent trip to Australia, our Chief Executive Kieron Boyle reflects on lessons learned and what it takes to work well with communities.