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Housing

3 Initiatives in 2020 to Improve Housing for a Healthier Population

The connections between health and housing are well understood, however, there remains much work to ensure that housing is a contributor to good health – for everyone. In this article, published by the National Housing Federation, a few statistics stand out: A recent new YouGov survey found that nearly a third (31%) of adults in […]

Keeping Citizens Healthy & Well

10 November 20201 December 2020

Walking football

Validating the Role of Social Prescribing Link Workers in Pandemic Conditions

Social prescribing aims to support people to stay healthy in ways which go beyond pills and medical procedures through better connections within their local communities. It works by referring people to a local Social Prescribing... Read more

Keeping Citizens Healthy & Well

5 October 20201 December 2020

Smart city

RTPI Shares Practical Steps for Healthy Placemaking

We know the importance of creating healthy environments, so why is it still so difficult to construct them? Barriers such as lack of funding, different requirements from stakeholders and conflicting policy priorities stand in the... Read more

Keeping Citizens Healthy & Well

23 September 20201 December 2020

Changing behaviours

Does COVID-19 Present an Opportunity to Embed Healthy Behaviours?

We are all familiar with the concept that supporting citizens and patients to adopt healthy... Read more

Keeping Citizens Healthy & Well

20 September 20201 December 2020