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

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.

Great to see these learnings from the Nourishing Neighbourhoods project, which supports small businesses to change their recipes to offer healthier food options. https://www.eitfood.eu/impact-stories/nourishing-neighbourhoods-healthier-food-closer-to-communities

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 (£)

‘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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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 🏠

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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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 👇

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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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 ▶️ https://urbanhealth.org.uk/who-we-are/about-us

New opportunity: We want to hear from you if you have experience with either or both: 🧾Synthesising and summarising evidence 💡Designing interactive digital evidence platforms Apply by 24 September - all information here 👇 https://urbanhealth.org.uk/tenders/evidence-learning-hub

Invitation to tender: Evidence and learning hub

We're inviting proposals to support the development of an interactive evidence platform. This project covers 1) evidence synthesis of our funded initiatives and related external evidence; and 2) the d...

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New BMJ investigation out now - Exploring junk food suppliers' ‘shocking’ presence at school food event https://www.bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026-100552

Junk food suppliers have “shocking” major presence at UK’s biggest school food event

As the government prepares to introduce updated school food standards, The BMJ finds that more than a third of the firms exhibiting at a major school food show sell products high in fat, sugar, or sal...

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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

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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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 https://urbanhealth.org.uk/state-of-urban-health/

Can you help us develop an evidence and learning hub? We want to hear from organisations or consortia who can work with us to synthesise and share our learnings. Apply by 24 September 2026 at 4pm - all details available online 👇 https://urbanhealth.org.uk/tenders/evidence-learning-hub

Invitation to tender: Evidence and learning hub

We're inviting proposals to support the development of an interactive evidence platform. This project covers 1) evidence synthesis of our funded initiatives and related external evidence; and 2) the d...

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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 👇

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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“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.”

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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“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.

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

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...

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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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...

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

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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.

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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“If policy is to reduce inequalities the communities most affected need to be involved meaningfully. And they must be paid for their time and expertise, rather than consulted as an afterthought.” https://urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/news/clean-air-policy-changes

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.

urbanhealth.org.uk

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.

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.

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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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. 🧵

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.

“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 👇

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 ...

urbanhealth.org.uk

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.

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.

Air pollution harms health across the UK, but the burden isn’t shared equally. The communities breathing the most polluted air are those already facing racial and economic injustice. The Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) new inquiry is a chance to change that.

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.

urbanhealth.org.uk

Delighted to see Ben Pearce, Head of our Health Effects of Air Pollution programme, quoted by Forbes: “Cleaner air should be seen as a health policy as much as a climate one. Air pollution is a silent killer and one of the greatest environmental risks to health, particularly in cities.”

Clean Air Policies Could Provide £7.7bn Boost To U.K, Study Finds

Net-zero policies designed to improve air quality could help generate £7.7 billion in productivity gains for the U.K. by 2050, according to a new analysis.

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"Communities actually have a lot of the solutions, all of the knowledge, because they experience it in their own bodies.” 🫶 Our new research on The State of Urban Health explores how urban life affects our health and how the biggest inequalities can show up just streets apart. 🏙️

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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