As children across the UK return to school, it’s time to talk about toxic air. We spoke to Dr. Ellie Cannon, a GP and supporter of our 'Is That Fair?' campaign, about how poor air quality is silently shaping children's health. Read our new Q&A here👉https://bit.ly/3Vvv8K0

Every child deserves the chance to grow into a healthy adult. But stress and hardship at home are making this harder for many of us. Lives are being cut short, and how we learn and grow is part of the problem. Be part of the solution—ask your MP to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉https://bit.ly/4guMfFn

There’s real momentum behind our call to #MakeHealthEqual at #LDConf. ✊ So far, hundreds of people have taken part in our interactive stand and have pledged their support for our campaign – including @eddavey.libdems.org.uk. 👇

Fantastic conversations with People's Postcode Lottery, Alzheimer's Society, Made in Britain & @healthequals.bsky.social - from improving health & social care to supporting local businesses & orgs I’ve been discussing the issues that matter to Harpenden & Berkhamsted & the solutions being delivered

In parts of the UK, lives are being cut short by up to 16 years and our environment is part of the problem. Limited access to nature, clean green spaces, waterways, and air damages our health. Ask your MP to #MakeHealthEqual across the building blocks of health. 👉 https://bit.ly/4guMfFn#MakeHealthEqual

We've arrived at #LDConf in Bournemouth! 👋 Over the next few days, we'll be showcasing our campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and a stark reality: lives are still being cut short by up to 16 years in the UK. If you're here, come and see us at stand PS7. 📍

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Shocking health and diet disparities revealed today🚨 🆕Our brand new Health and Diet Inequalities Dashboard makes it clear that the most deprived areas of the country also have the highest rates of disease related to poor diet. 🔍Explore now ➡️ bit.ly/inequalities...

Here’s Abel’s story – showing how being let down by support systems, combined with inadequate housing benefit, traps people in homelessness and makes it hard to find a home It doesn’t have to be this way. Email the Chancellor to unfreeze housing benefit: bit.ly/3V1d76a

Lives are being cut short by up to 16 years in the UK. Low wages, insecure jobs, and unemployment are part of the problem. That’s why we are proud to join @healthequals.bsky.social in calling for a cross-government health inequalities strategy to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉 bit.ly/41JJ0Uv

Lives are being cut short by up to 16 years across the UK, and work is part of the problem. Unstable hours, unsafe conditions, toxic workplace cultures, or overwhelming demands can take a serious toll. You can be part of the solution by asking your MP to #MakeHealthEqual.👉 https://bit.ly/3K38ypr

Lives are being cut short by up to 16 years in parts of the UK, and having enough money to stay afloat is part of the problem. When money is tight, it becomes harder to stay healthy. Ask your MP to #MakeHealthEqual and take action across the building blocks of health. 👉https://bit.ly/3K38ypr

Shocking: less than 3% of private rentals in Britain are affordable for people needing housing benefit. People are being pushed towards homelessness and ill health. @RachelReevesMP can fix this in Nov’s budget by restoring housing benefit to the real cost of rent. Act now: bit.ly/3V1d76a

Rent is rising, housing benefits are frozen. Families are left with less to afford decent housing, healthy food, and heating — putting health at risk. That's why we’re proud to support our member @crisis-uk.bsky.social in urging the Chancellor to unfreeze housing benefits in the Autumn budget. 👇

Almost all of us in Britain are breathing in toxic air—but some people pay a higher price with their health than others. We took to the streets to find out if the public knows who’s most at risk. Find out more about who’s most affected by toxic air here. 👉https://bit.ly/4fB3kNo #MakeHealthEqual

"Looking at the entire British population, 90% of citizens live in areas which breach World Health Organization guidelines." New analysis by @healthequals.bsky.social emphasises the inequities of exposure and vulnerability to #AirPollution, & shows how far we still have to go to clean up our air.

Summer’s out, school's in. A good education builds the foundation for a healthy future. But before the register's taken, not all children have the same start. We need to #MakeHealthEqual so every child can grow, learn, and thrive in a safe and supportive environment. 👉 https://bit.ly/3K04Wo5

Toxic air. What does the public really think about it? We hit the streets to find out how much people really know, and to ask whether it’s fair that some pay a higher price with their health than others. Explore our campaign here. 👉https://bit.ly/4fB3kNo

The 10-Year Health Plan shows the government is starting to take air pollution seriously as a health issue, but @globalactionplan.bsky.social​'s Larissa Lockwood says we need action as well as words. Read why they are supporting @healthequals.bsky.social​'s latest campaign ⬇️ bit.ly/3Jpw1kr

Most of us in the UK live in areas where we’re breathing toxic air. Young people, deprived communities and people from ethnic minority backgrounds are breathing in the most toxic air. Learn more and support our call to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

Year in, year out, lives are being cut short — just from breathing the air around us. Going to the shops, walking to school, going for a run… these everyday moments shouldn’t harm our health. But for many of us, they do. Learn more & support our call to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

For most of us in the UK, the air we breathe is toxic – and it’s damaging our health without us even realising. That's why we're calling on the government to clean up our air and #MakeHealthEqual. Help us by adding your voice to our campaign. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

“Clean air will require action as well as words.” Our member @globalactionplan.bsky.social​’s Larissa Lockwood spoke to @healthfoundation.bsky.social​ on commitments in the 10-year health plan — and how it can go further. 👇

🧵The 10-Year Health Plan shows the government is starting to take air pollution seriously as a health issue, but @globalactionplan.bsky.social's Larissa Lockwood says we need action as well as words. Read why they are supporting @healthequals.bsky.social's latest campaign ⬇️ bit.ly/3Jpw1kr

We all deserve to breathe clean air. The reality? Most of us don't – toxic air is impacting our health from our first breath to our last and cutting lives short. It doesn't have to be this way. You can ask the government to act. Support our call to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

Meet Maksim — a clean air campaigner from Manchester. ✊ Inspired by his mum, who stopped a car park being built next to his school, he’s fighting for clean air. Toxic air hits the hardest where health inequalities already exist. It doesn’t have to be this way. 👉 https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

No child should have to grow up surrounded by air pollution. But 12 million children in Britain are living in areas where they breathe toxic air. 🔴 It’s not fair. But change is possible. Find out how we can #MakeHealthEqual here. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

🏃‍♀️More of us are taking up running and embracing the outdoors to improve our health and wellbeing. But 90% of people in Britain are breathing toxic air—even while doing something as healthy as going for a run. We're calling on the govt to act. Explore the campaign. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

If air pollution kills 30,000 people a year in Britain, what’s it doing to our rivers, trees, and pollinators? We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe. 👉 brnw.ch/21wUm5l

One year on from the 2024 racist riots, things have gotten worse for people. 🔴 Our member, @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social​, spoke to 50 grassroots organisations from directly affected communities. The findings are stark. 👇

“It was absolutely a living hell.” That’s how Angela, a campaign coordinator at Clean Air for Southall and Hayes, described life near a local gas works—where toxic air was harming the health of her community. Listen to Angela, as she told us about her experience. 👇

Toxic air pollution has devastating effects on people’s health, and costs our economy billions every year. We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe. 👉 healthequals.org.uk/is-that-fair...

"Looking at the entire British population, 90% of citizens live in areas which breach World Health Organization guidelines." New analysis by @healthequals.bsky.social emphasises the inequities of exposure and vulnerability to #AirPollution, & shows how far we still have to go to clean up our air.

🏃‍♀️ Paula Radcliffe has spent years urging kids to get active outdoors. But when told 12 million UK children are breathing in toxic air, she said: “It really is a punch in the stomach to think I might be encouraging them to get out in the air that isn't even healthy.”⬇️

Nearly 114,000 children were admitted to hospital or taken to A&E in London last year with serious breathing problems. 🚨 This new data, obtained by our supporter Mums for Lungs, highlights the damage toxic air is doing to children's health. ⤵️ https://bbc.in/3UTdEqs

12 million children in Britain are living in areas where they breathe in toxic air. Children in Birmingham are exposed to some of the highest levels of toxic air in the country. Ibrahim, a teacher from the Lozells and Perry Barr area, has spoken out. 👇

Young people are suffering more from toxic air. 12 million children live in neighbourhoods where pollution breaches WHO guidelines. We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social and the #MakeHealthEqual campaign because everyone deserves clean air. 👉https://brnw.ch/21wUm5l

No child should have to grow up surrounded by air pollution. But 12 million children in Britain are living in areas where they breathe toxic air. 🔴 It’s not fair. But change is possible. Find out how we can #MakeHealthEqual here. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

Toxic air affects communities unevenly across the UK — cleaning it up is key to giving everyone has the best chance at good health. That's why we’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social and their #MakeHealthEqual campaign. Find out more ⬇️

🏅 Olympic champions want action on equal health – starting with the air we breathe. Across the UK, lives are being cut short by up to 16 years. One major contributor? Air pollution. That’s why we’ve teamed up with sporting legends Paula Radcliffe and Nicola Adams to demand change. 👇

For many people across the UK, breathing toxic air isn't a choice. It's cutting lives short and harming their health, every single day. Take Linda from East Howdon. She lives near a sewage works, and the constant stench is taking a mental toll on her, and her community. Here's her story. 👇

Children in Birmingham are being exposed to toxic air – it’s found around every school there. And it’s impacting all of us. Jenny, aged 75, had suffered regular asthma attacks just from stepping outside of her home. Is that fair? We don't think so. See coverage of our air quality campaign week.👇

No child should have to grow up surrounded by air pollution. But 12 million children in Britain are living in areas where they breathe toxic air. 🔴 It’s not fair. But change is possible. Find out how we can #MakeHealthEqual here. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

Living in one of the UK’s most deprived areas means you are twice as likely to develop depression as someone in a wealthier area. 🔴 Read this report from The Mental Health Foundation and @jrf-uk.bsky.social​, which outlines how to tackle poverty and improve mental health. 👉https://bit.ly/451VuYo

📢 Evidence shows that poor air quality harms our mental health. And it's most likely to affect groups who are already at higher risk of poor mental health. This isn't fair. We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social's campaign to #MakeHealthEqual - learn more: healthequals.org.uk/is-that-fair/

Clean air is an essential for good health but it's not available for everyone. Disadvantaged communities experience some of the worst air quality, cutting lives short. We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.

This campaign from @healthequals.bsky.social highlights the impacts of toxic air on our health and raises concerns about inequalities in health outcomes. 12 million children in the UK live in neighbourhoods where pollution breaches @who.int guidelines. healthequals.org.uk/is-that-fair/

In the UK, people’s health is being held back by poor housing, insecure jobs, and lack of access to nature. 🔴 Our supporter @wwm-org.bsky.social joined us in Parliament to back action to improve people's wellbeing and help narrow the health inequalities gap. Listen here. 👇 #MakeHealthEqual

90% of us in Britain live in areas where we’re breathing toxic air. ⚠️ It's not just harming our health but cutting tens of thousands of lives short every year. Is that fair? Help us call on MPs to #MakeHealthEqual — starting with the air we breathe. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

We believe that everyone has the chance of a long and healthy life. That’s why we're proud to join the @healthequals.bsky.social coalition to support action on the building blocks of health and #MakeHealthEqual in the UK. Find out more ⤵️ tinyurl.com/42yny28j

Proud to back the 'is it fAIR?' campaign launched today, highlighting the scale of toxic air across Britain. Deprived areas across the country have the highest levels of pollution- limiting life chances and threatening opportunities. It's time for robust government action. #MakeHealthEqual