Infographic: what makes us healthy?
As little as 10% of a population’s health and wellbeing is linked to access to health care.
Social determinants of health: any rays of hope in the election manifestos?
Each of the election manifestos paints a vision of a better society, but through the lens of the factors that are the root causes of ill health, they make less sense.
Healthier lives: our plans for 2017
Twelve months ago, the Health Foundation set out to explore our contribution to enabling everyone in the UK to live a healthy life. Starting with an international seminar in Salzburg, the year unfo...
Shaping the food environment: an urgent priority for improving health
How well are we tackling obesity and diet-related ill health in England, compared with best practice elsewhere? What would an end-of-term report on government food and health policies in England be...
A new deal for health? The links between economic infrastructure and health and wellbeing
Last week a job was advertised that could have the greatest impact on population health for the next 50 years. No, you didn’t miss anything; Sally Davies’ job isn’t up for grabs, nor Duncan Selbie’...
Why wouldn’t the government take stronger action on childhood obesity?
A week on from the publication of the childhood obesity plan, the work of government rolls on. The plan has since been buried under 473 other government publications (and counting) and will soon be...
Will technology improve health and health care?
Over the last nine months, I’ve been investigating the future of health and health care and the interplay with technology. Health care is not alone in looking to technology to improve the future – ...
