Congestion pricing is "win-win-win" policy "with hardly any losers," says @pkrugman.bsky.social. "The only thing I think Trumpists would find unappealing about the congestion charge, if it had been their policy, is that it doesn’t seem to punish anyone."

📖 Study: The role of #religion as a predictor of #conspiracy beliefs in Europe, which may influence people’s medical and #health behaviours. “people who declared themselves to be religious were more prone to support medical conspiracy theories” @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I wrote a commentary in NF on regulatory responses to UPFs, rehearsing things I (and others) have been saying for some years - governments need to focus policy on companies as well as products - only higher level interventions will shape a healthier food system... www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Are we really #cocreating, or just collecting opinions? My latest @linkedin.com blog dives into the disconnect between research and practice in #cocreation and why we need a more systematic, evidence-based approach. 👉 Read here: tinyurl.com/27ue4tkn #codesign #coproduction #participatory

I’m excited to engage with @jomjewell.bsky.social & my fellow #cocreation enthusiast Tiffany Bartlett for a dynamic discussion on co-creation: what it is, why it matters, and the benefits and challenges that come with it. Join us for this live conversation on March 28, 2025: tinyurl.com/68xbpph8

FREE. Tomorrow. #Cities4Everyone webinar. SCHOOL STREETS: enhancing neighborhoods in PARIS and BARCELONA. Doable anywhere. My guests, Priscilla Benedetti, Paris, Jordi Honey-Rosés, Barcelona. SAFETY • Health • Fun Tue. Feb 18, 11am EST / 5pm CET Register & share bit.ly/3Vv1FA8

"Our cities are full" Our cities:

What went right in 2024: the top 25 good news stories of the year "There were ‘mind-blowing’ medical advances, species came back from the brink, renewables defied naysayers, cities became more liveable, and scientists showed how to slow time" www.positive.news/society/what... #NewYear

The (domino effect) global diffusion of policy innovations in tobacco control. Here, graphic health warnings after Canada went first in 2001, causing apoplexy in Big Tobacco

People want to protect children from junk food, but action at a local level is hard to implement & often hampered by industry. Local leaders can now create healthy places rather than treating obesity once it is there. ⬇️ Alice Wiseman, ADPH Vice President bit.ly/3W0irYr

Bans on junk food advertising are a vital move to protect our children’s health www.bmj.com/content/387/... There will be fierce resistance And misinformation Its one step Needs a wider strategy See the NESTA blueprint. As good a place as any to start Or the Foresight map from 20yr ago

The CMO also published his reports on health in cities, with a focus on health inequalities and whole host of action at national and local level. Great to see a recommendation taxes and mandatory business reporting in there, and some inspiring local case ..studies too! 🍏 www.gov.uk/government/p...

This figure, borrowed from Public Health Scotland, is an interesting comparison of the alcohol-specific deaths situation in Scotland and England - looking at the ratio between the two. It highlights how big the gap was in the early 2000s, but also how it's fallen since Minimum Unit Pricing in 2018

At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to pull a book from a bookshelf and find that it reveals a hidden room?

📢 New paper This analysis of youth influencers’ YouTube accounts found that 2/3 of food cues presented were not permitted for marketing to children. @evawinzer.bksy.social @mimitgolden.bsky.social @magdalenamuc.bsky.social bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

👏Today’s legislation to restrict tv & online ads for junk food is v gd news & recognises that restricting ads will make a big difference to tackling the UK's obesity & diet-related disease public health emergency. 👀Read our response in full➡️bit.ly/4gfC2vf www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Today's OHID data shows the number of deaths caused by alcohol in England have now risen for *five years in a row* and are 40% higher than pre-pandemic. England hasn't had an alcohol strategy for over a decade. The case for action has never been stronger 👇 www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

A recording is now available for last week’s ultra-processed food meeting in London. My presentation of preliminary data from our ongoing RCT starts at 38 minutes: youtu.be/YdG24uCkvbE?...

Cycling can make seniors healthier and more independent − here’s how to design bikes and networks that meet their needs

📢New job!!! We've got a new postdoc research position in our group, working with @hannahforde.bsky.social to develop a Nutrient and Environment Profiling Model to support UK healthy sustainable food policy. Click below for details. Please share widely! Don't make me log in to LinkedIn...