Population Health Improvement UK

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...

Local authorities need detailed evidence to target public health interventions, but local data on overlapping health risks are often unavailable. This latest paper tests two synthetic population methodologies to estimate smoking, harmful alcohol consumption & obesity in small areas across England.

ICYMI... 🏘️ How can we make healthier places the default, not the exception? To answer this question, Healthy Urban Places recently brought together leaders across practice, research and policy across the built environment, planning, and more... 👉 www.phiuk.org/blogs/how-ca...

New from @popmhuk.bsky.social 📃 Independent Review of mental health, ADHD and autism underlines need for mental health research and prevention ℹ️ www.phiuk.org/news/pmh-new...

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.

🔊 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

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...

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...

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/...

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...

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...

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-...

🙌 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-...

📌 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...

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...

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...

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...

New from @lhgp.bsky.social - New database gives councils an evidence-based resource for tackling commercial health harms www.phiuk.org/news/lhgp-ne...

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...

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

#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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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...

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

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.

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...

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...

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.

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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...

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...

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...

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