Impact on Urban Health

Thank you to all our partners for your inspiring work in 2023. It's only with your support that we can realise our vision of making cities healthier places for everyone. A message from our Executive Director, Peter Babudu:

🚸 Clean air means better health for children. That’s why we’re supporting the @EllaRobertaFdn to campaign on the health effects of air pollution, with a particular aim to protect children from poor air quality. https://lnkd.in/eKB3kSgz

It's great to see this Blueprint from @Nesta. It represents a compelling body of evidence, but starts from a simple truth: the food system is broken, and it requires a comprehensive package of measures to fix. The great news is, those solutions exist. We know that shifting the dial on food-related ill health will require Government taking action to tweak incentives across the food industry. As the Blueprint outlines, a successful package will need to include fiscal measures, the introduction of healthy sales targets for large retailers and restrictions on the advertising of products high in fat, sugar and salt. This is a timely and important piece of work. Alongside the perspectives and lived experience of those people and communities most impacted by inequitable access to healthy food, it's exactly the kind of evidence Government should be taking seriously. https://lnkd.in/e4EGVn3X

"It is clear that the pollutants released by wood burning stoves are linked to negative health and environmental outcomes." 🔥 Brilliant, clear, objective guidance from Which? on how wood burning harms people and the environment 👏👏 https://lnkd.in/eSnWvfd5 "...one Ecodesign-compliant wood burning stove releases the same amount of particulate matter per hour as 18 newer diesel cars or six modern heavy goods vehicles." 🚚 🚚 🚚 🚚 🚚 🚚 😷 "...the concentration of PM2.5 in the home was almost 200% higher than normal when a wood burning stove was in use." 🪵 "The level of PM2.5 in the home while the wood burning stove was burning was between 27 and 195 micrograms per cubic metre of air." 🩺 For every increase of 10 micrograms, the risk of dying from cancer increases by 20%.

Our Programme Director Matt Towner writing for The New Statesman 👇 https://lnkd.in/eBSVN7EQ

Today the Government published their first budget. But what does it mean for our health? 🩺 While it’s great the NHS gets essential funding, truly addressing health inequalities means focusing on root causes: Affordable, quality housing; children having their basic needs - like access to nutritious food - met; and everyone breathing clean air. https://lnkd.in/d3_JgZJ6 👨👧👦 The foundations for children’s mental health are a safe home, nutritious food, and space to create caring relationships. But since the election, 12,500 children have been pulled into poverty by the two-child benefit cap. It must be scrapped. https://lnkd.in/eMr7TXaA 🌬️ Throughout the country, people are still breathing dangerous levels of toxic air. The Government must support businesses to reduce their polluting emissions. https://lnkd.in/eQTiyz6z 🥤 We welcome the decision to strengthen the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL). If the Government is to achieve its ambitions to create the healthiest generation of children ever, it must build on this progress by incentivising manufacturers to reformulate a wider range of unhealthy food and drink products through targeted fiscal measures. https://lnkd.in/dT2fpkU6 💷 We welcome the Chancellor’s decision to reduce the maximum debt repayment from Universal Credit from 25% to 15% - a positive step for households facing financial hardship. But there’s more to be done. We’re calling on HM Treasury to legislate a new funding model for debt advice, ensuring people in problem debt get the support they need. https://lnkd.in/e43N3pMJ The Spending Review in the Spring is an opportunity to invest in our health, and begin to build the healthier society we all deserve, and which is the foundation of a sustainable economy. You can find more information about all these recommendations on our website: https://lnkd.in/dEHtwMYd

Explore the Doughnut at a #neighbourhood scale! 🚀 Rob Shorter (DEAL) will share how it's been done around the world, and he’ll be joined by community leaders from South and North London who are about to embark on Neighbourhood Pilots with LDEC. How will we learn from the likes of Civic Square to co-create a nimble, scalable toolkit to roll out Doughnut Economics across the Capital and beyond? We’re ready to explore bold, local initiatives that can inspire global change! 🙌 Speakers: > Chair: Carolina Eboli, London Doughnut Economy Coalition (LDEC) Board > Binki Taylor, The Brixton Project > Rob Shorter, Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) > Sarah Elie MBE, Executive Director, Somers Town Community Association (STCA) A special acknowledgement to our partners Impact on Urban Health, Climate Emergency Network, and University of the Arts London! Your support empowers us to explore innovative solutions together! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how communities can lead the way! Neighbourhood Pilots: What will unrolling the Doughnut look like in London? 🗓️ 7th November | 12:00 - 12:50 📍 Good Company Tap Cafe, 17-19 Triton Square, NW1 3BF 👉Register for tickets to our CENTRAL DAY: bit.ly/4ew10FA 👈 #GDD2024 #NewEconomy #RegenerativeEconomy #LondonDoughnut #NeighbourhoodAction

🚚 What is freight? ❤️ How does it affect people’s health? 💰 How does it affect the economy? 🚅 And how can the Government modernise it? https://lnkd.in/enXgKx3n

Our hope for tomorrow's budget: 🥫 Support for companies to improve the nutritional profile of food 🎒 Funding for a child poverty strategy 🫁 Business incentives to improve air quality 💰 Ensuring the energy sector contributes to resolving problem debt https://lnkd.in/e43N3pMJ

Amersfoort is the first large Dutch city to fine people for using wood-burning fireplaces. 🪵🪓 Amersfoort is protecting residents from inhaling the harmful substances in wood smoke. "This is harmful to your neighbours, but also to yourself and to your housemates.” https://lnkd.in/g96iHeri