As 2025 wraps up, a huge thank you to everyone who's engaged with us this year. This year we fed evidence into 7 national policy consultations, hosted webinars reaching 640+ practitioners & policymakers, and worked with 8 local authorities across England.

Great round up of successful public health interventions from @rsph.bsky.social ⬇️ In his latest blog, ADPH President @felly500.bsky.social explores what makes public health success stories work, and what lessons we can learn from them. 👀➡️ www.adph.org.uk/2025/11/public-healths-greatest-hits/

Whose interests are served by "economic growth"? New @bmj.com opinion piece by LHGP member challenges UK plans to extend pub/bar hours in the name of growth, despite alcohol harms costing England £27.4bn/year. www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Heated Tobacco Products #HTPs are often marketed by Big Tobacco as scientifically-backed better alternatives for adult smokers, but how well does this align with the evidence to date? Read our new #casestudy page which brings together recent research on HTPs: www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies...

Are the UK’s largest food corporations really the net positive contributors they say they are or are their harms costing us all more? This report from @ffc-commission.bsky.social suggests a new way to assess their contributions. ffcc.co.uk/publications...

Last week's unveiling of England's first Men's Health Strategy is welcome, but without tackling commercial determinants of health - the industries profiting from harmful products that disproportionately affect men - we'll only address symptoms, not root causes. www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...

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🔥 Hot Off the Press - Soft Drinks Industry Levy to be Expanded to Protect Children and Boost Nation’s Health 🔥 The levy will now cover sugary milk-based drinks and lowers the sugar threshold from 5g to 4.5g per 100ml. Read the press release here ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/n...

Our November newsletter went out today and it features compelling new #research exposing industry influence, practical resources for healthy urban planning, and ways you can engage with our work. Read more: mailchi.mp/98c307e23470... Sign up: mailchi.mp/22e2b19466f0...

Live from @adphuk.bsky.social annual conference! @ambervandenakker.bsky.social, Research Associate, and @geoffbates.bsky.social , Co-Investigator, are welcoming people to the Local Health and Global Profits stand. #ADPHConf2025

What if councils could test climate policies before implementing them? Andrea Castaño, Research Associate @lhgp.bsky.social, has written a blog for @ukdataservice.bsky.social on how synthetic populations can transform local #CimatePolicy blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/synthetic-da... #GreenSky

Join @ambervandenakker.bsky.social, Research Associate with @lhgp.bsky.social, on Tuesday 25 November for a #webinar on understanding and acting on commercial determinants of health in practice, hosted by Medicus Mundi Switzerland. Register now: exciting-leader-6110.kit.com/2dbb5b1bd9

Japan Tobacco International’s name was quietly removed from the Museum’s website last week - the same day that a new report by @tcrgbath.bsky.social highlighted how the deal formed part of JTI’s wider influence & lobbying strategy. www.tobaccotactics.org/news/launch-...

(2/2) We have requested our complaint be reviewed and upheld, citing: • Lack of balanced perspectives on tobacco policy • Timing during scrutiny of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill • Insufficient challenge to BAT's claims 📄 Read our full escalation letter below. @tcrgbath.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social

Many of today's major public health crises are driven by powerful corporations. "Unmasking Influence" – a new documentary from @lshtm.bsky.social and Wildfire Collective and – pulls back the curtain on how industries shape science, policy, and public perception. Watch free: vimeo.com/1131660477

A cautionary tale from alcohol harm colleagues about govt & industry partnerships... 👇

📢Excited to say that registration is open for Prevention Research 2026, 4-5 March, Birmingham. Visit preventionresearch26.co.uk to book your place and explore the latest research and strategies for preventing non-communicable diseases and reducing health inequalities across the UK.

The ASH team are back in Parliament this afternoon for another debate session on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will cover vape devices and the marketing of nicotine products.

“Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act. It prioritises commercial interests and shifts costs to overstretched health and social care systems.” Read more: www.bmj.com/content/391/... #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #AlcoholPolicy #CommercialDeterminants

Join us for all this and more at the Vox Birmingham, 4-5 March 2026. preventionresearch26.co.uk #preventionresearch26 @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

PM Starmer championed #SchoolFood role in tackling #ChildPoverty on ITV's Lorraine today. But are the government's breakfast club partnerships really delivering for children and communities? Read our guest blog post from @barbscrowther.bsky.social at @sustainweb.org www.phiuk.org/news/blog-wh...

Local Health and Global Profits has submitted a comprehensive response to the UK government's call for evidence on reforming the licensing system. www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...

"Tackling the political and commercial determinants of health is no longer a technocratic exercise; it has become a geopolitical imperative," write LHGP director Anna Gilmore and co-authors in an article published in a special issue of EuroHealth. eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...

Our PhD researcher Daniel Hunt attended the launch of the 2025 Global Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change yesterday. @lancetcountdown.bsky.social #PublicHealth #Greensky Below are some sobering facts from that report:

Research from TRUUD (Tackling Root causes upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development), in collaboration with the UK government, is featured in a new @who.int report, 'Taking a strategic approach to urban health: a guide for decision-makers'. www.who.int/news-room/ev...

🚨 Killer Tactics 2: Business as Usual 🚨 Our latest report with Action on Smoking and Health and Alcohol Health Alliance reveals how powerful industries are undermining public health policy under the current Labour Government. Read the report here ➡️ obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2025/10/23/k...

Such a compelling and timely piece as peers are debating the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. 🌍Looking abroad for lessons is vital, but when international comparisons lack accuracy or context, they risk undermining robust debate. 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

💫 Event 💫 As part of London Global Cancer Week 2025, the Tobacco Control Research Group will host an interactive session on how and why the tobacco industry seeks to influence science and to target health professionals. 📅 Thursday 27 November 2025 🕜 1pm GMT 🔗 www.bath.ac.uk/events/how-a...

Members of @lhgp.bsky.social, including Director Anna Gilmore, have have signed a letter expressing their support for the Tobacco & Vapes Bill as peers met yesterday for the first day of Committee stage in the Lords. 👇 Listen to @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social, head of @ash.org

Researchers from the @lhgp.bsky.social research consortium will present work on local responses to commercial determinants of health at the 18th European Public Health Conference in Helsinki, 11-14 November 2025. #EHP2025 👉 Read more: www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...

🗞️Our next newsletter is out this week... Want a round up of the latest from PHI UK, @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social, @lhgp.bsky.social, @healthmod.bsky.social, and @popmhuk.bsky.social in your inbox? Sign up 🖊️ www.phiuk.org/contact

This weeks substack essay, with Sandro Galea, is on the challenge facing public health in an uneasy time, and learning from the history of ideas: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...

(3/3) Our recommendation is that the content be reviewed and, if found to be in breach, taken down. We would also recommend that the BBC exercises caution in future when deciding whether to engage with the tobacco industry and its representatives. Read our complaint letter to the BBC below 👇

New #research published in Critical Policy Studies by LHGP members examines the pushback against the ultra-processed food (#UPF) concept and why it matters for #publichealth policy. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Interesting article published in @theguardian.com reporting that government ministers met representatives from the #FossilFuel industry more than 500 times during Labour's first year in power. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

"My sister is 12. It's not fair asking her to subvert the tactics of multimillion pound companies. She should be enjoying her childhood." Bite Back youth activist Alice at yesterday's Health Committee hearing on why we can't ask kids to outsmart corporate junk food marketing.

Government commitment to #PublicHealth vs protecting corporate interests. Which wins? Excellent @theguardian.com editorial on why prevention must be more than a buzzword: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

LHGP's Dr Amber van den Akker and Dr Nason Maani feature in the Deadly Industry podcast discussing why corporations want a seat at the policy table. Essential listening for anyone interested in #PublicHealth www.phiuk.org/news/lhgp-me...

We've got a new report out today using new data from Northern Ireland to estimate Alcohol-Attributable Fractions (AAFs) and the number of hospital admissions and deaths each year in NI caused by alcohol. Plus, how these break down by age, sex and condition. sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

FPH members Cat Pinho-Gomes and Harry Rutter have published a new article in The European Journal of Public Health, highlighting the urgent need to equip public health professionals with the skills and knowledge to work on climate mitigation and adaptation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40971633

At the 3rd Hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health today, Professor Anna Gilmore, Director of Local Health Global Profits (LHGP), emphasised that #ClimateChange, #NCDs, and widening inequalities share common commercial drivers. @phiuk.bsky.social

Prof Anna Gilmore to speak at final WHO #PECC on #Climate & #Health hearing on Oct 2. The hearing focuses on building political will for #ClimateAction & translating evidence into policy. Chaired by former Iceland PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir. Open to public via Zoom webinar: www.who.int/europe/news-...

🧵 (1/3) 🎙️ Series 2 of our podcast Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco is here! 🚨 🎧 Listen and share to help us hold this deadly industry to account: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus... @uniofbath.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @centre21cpubhealth.bsky.social

Watch this insightful webinar exploring the harmful #health and economic consequences of #AirPollution, while showcasing the benefits of local initiatives, from London’s low + ultra-low emission zones to impactful measures introduced by @lb-southwark.bsky.social 👉 youtu.be/sazRrCcBaPI?...

On the IPR Blog: Amy Thompson & Dan Hunt (@centre21cpubhealth.bsky.social) reflect on the UN’s new #NCDs & #MentalHealth declaration. Progress made — but fragile compromises remain. Read more 👉 buff.ly/mfxziMc Press release 👉 buff.ly/6hIDBDU #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy

Join us for a #webinar exploring the latest evidence on #AirPollution. This is an opportunity for practice sharing and learning from #councils already implementing #interventions, the aim being to address common challenges and inspire action. 👉 Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🆕 STOP report uncovers #BigTobacco strategies to addict future generations in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. 🔗 Find out more about how young people in Egypt, Jordan, and Pakistan are targeted with #tobacco advertising and retail near their schools: exposetobacco.org/campaigns/no...

Amy Thompson + Dan Hunt are in NYC this week for #UNHLM4 + #ClimateWeekNYC, two major moments for global health + climate justice. 👉 Read more: lnkd.in/e_Je6eJv #LocalHealthGlobalProfits #C21PH #ActNowFilm #PublicHealth #ClimateAction #HealthEquity #NCDs #MentalHealth

Prof. Anna Gilmore will be delivering a keynote speech on lessons from #tobaccocontrol for and from the Commercial Determinants of Health #CDoH at the @instpublichealth.bsky.social Joint North South Public Health Conference next Thurs (18 September). Register: www.publichealth.ie/events/progr...

The second series of @tcrgbath.bsky.social podcast Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco drops on Tues 30 September. Link below to listen to the trailer. Listen to series one at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... #CDoH #CommercialDeterminantsOfHealth #HealthResearch