I'm really growing weary seeing our planet enter (literally) uncharted territory so often

Zack Labe@zacklabe.com · last wk.

We're not too far off from the all-time highest sea surface temperature recorded in Niño 3.4. Join our next webinar covering the record July U.S./global temperatures, recent extreme events, and El Niño of course. 📣 Sign up at climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi..., also open Q/A at the end.

#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...

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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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP)@lhgp.bsky.social · 2w ago

The local environments that we live and work in can have significant and very unequal effects on our health and wellbeing.

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👇

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...

Fresh blog from @lhgp.bsky.social: SynthSprint - Testing how synthetic data perform in the real world www.phiuk.org/blogs/lhgp-s...

SynthSprint: Testing how synthetic data perform in the real world

SynthSprint: Testing how synthetic data perform in the real world

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New - Developing a new tool to help local authorities govern commercial influence on health www.phiuk.org/news/lhgp-de...

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, 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.

House of Commons Committees@hoccommittees.parliament.uk · last mo.

The Health and Social Care Committee is urging the government to prioritise preventing obesity in future generations over the interests of the food and drink industry. Our report lays out how to fix our food environment.

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...

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...

Special Issue - Advancing Spatial Health Inequalities

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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...

What factors influence the exceptionally high rates of severe mental illness among refugees?

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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.

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.

Population Health Improvement UK@phiuk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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...

📬 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 ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3Qrtg65

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...

Three more Policy Professionals join PHI UK & CSaP Policy Fellowship Cohort

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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...

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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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-...

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...

LHGP partners come together at annual two-day meeting to map the path to healthier communities

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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. 👏

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...

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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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...

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...

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

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...

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

🎥 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

SimPaths: A dynamic microsimulation model for life courses

YouTube video by Population Health Improvement UK

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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...

📢 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/...

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

🚨Healthy Urban Places Seminar - Community-generated priorities for improving local environments for improving local environment Rescheduled for 24 June.... www.phiuk.org/news/events/...

Healthy Urban Places Seminar: Community-generated priorities for improving local environments

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Population Health Improvement UK@phiuk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

💻Healthy Urban Placs Seminar: Community-generated priorities for improving local environments for improving local environments 📆Wed 27 May 2026 🕙10:00 AM - 11:00 AM BST Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/healt...