Blog: Planning reform and the health of the nation
In this latest guest blog, our Healthier Place, Healthier Future Project Officer Catriona MacRae speaks to those working within the planning system to gather their...
In this latest guest blog, our Healthier Place, Healthier Future Project Officer Catriona MacRae speaks to those working within the planning system to gather their...
To mark this year's World Breastfeeding Week (1st-7th August), our student placement Chloé Higham-Smith discusses whether there is an association between low breastfeeding in the...
On Monday 27th July, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a raft of measures to “get the nation fit and healthy, protect themselves against COVID-19...
To mark the re-launch of the Local Government Declaration on Healthy Weight (hereafter HWD), we hear from Food Active Programme Lead Alex Holt and Director...
Last week marked the long-awaited return of top-flight football in England, after taking an unscheduled 3-month break following the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic on...
In our latest blog we hear from colleagues from The Foundry, who have worked with Sheffield City Council to launch their very own campaign ‘Sheffield...
In our latest guest blog, we hear from Director of Public Health (DPH) at Liverpool City Council and Lead DPH at Food Active, Matthew Ashton,...
In our latest guest blog we hear from Barbara Crowther, Co-ordinator of the Children's Food Campaign, to find out more about the turbulent journey of...
In our latest guest blog, we hear from Jackie Floyd, Councillor for Billinge and Beardwood, Blackburn, to find out more about the local response to...
As lock down restrictions start to ease, we are starting to see many different types of retailers re-open with strict social distancing measures and hygiene standards...
In our latest guest blog, our final-year student volunteer Chloé Higham-Smith explores how the current Covid-19 lockdown may have implication on our children's health, particularly access...
We are delighted to welcome the newest member of staff here at Food Active, Catriona MacRae! Catriona is joining us from the Town and Country Planning...