Tags: food security
Food and housing: broken systems
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/blogs/housing-and-food-broken-systemsIn this blog, the Trust's Media and Communications Officer Bradford Watson discusses the links between two essential building blocks of health: food and our homes. This week, Citizens Advice reported…
Health inequalities in Scotland increased over the past decade
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/health-inequalities-in-scotland-increased-over-the-past-decadeA new report charting the health of people in Scotland over 20 years finds that life expectancy is in reverse while children and disadvantaged communities are worse off. In the…
Rising costs driving worse living standards
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/rising-costs-driving-worse-living-standardsRising inflation and stagnant pay caused a further reduction in living standards in 2022 which will worsen in the coming years, according to new research. The Resolution Foundation’s annual living…
Good Food Nation Bill passed in Scotland
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/good-food-nation-bill-passed-in-scotlandSustainable access to affordable and nutritional food is an important social determinant of health. Poor diet is the leading cause of bad health, and accounts for many more deaths than…
Tang Hall Food Co-operative
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/projects-we-fund/projects/tang-hall-food-co-operativeLocally-owned shops where people can buy affordable, healthy food and keep local wealth more equitably within communities is an important part of addressing local health inequalities. The Tang Hall Food…
Food security
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/health-inequalities/what-makes-us-healthy/food-securityTo read more on food security and health, click the links below The Broken Plate, The State of the Nation’s Food System, Annual Report from the Food Foundation, 2023. National…
Negative impacts of COVID-19 on charities revealed
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/negative-impacts-of-covid-19-on-charities-revealedA survey by the Charity Commission has found that nearly all (91%) charities in England and Wales have experienced some negative impact from COVID-19. The survey asked charities about their…
Annual Review 2021 - A decade of funding
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/annual-review-2021-a-decade-of-fundingDuring these ten years over £121 million has been raised, over 3,200 projects have been reached and over 600,000 people have been supported. Our Annual Review showcases some of these…
The impact of the pandemic on communities experiencing disadvantage: latest findings
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/the-impact-of-the-pandemic-on-communities-experiencing-disadvantage-latest-findingsThis report details the latest findings from People’s Health Trust’s survey which asked funded partners about the impact of the pandemic on their organisation and project participants. Between March and…
Penparcau action team
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/penparcau-action-teamPeople’s Health Trust started funding Penparcau Community Forum in July 2014 through the Trust’s Local Conversations programme with money raised by Health Lottery Wales in order to address local priorities…
Report on COVID-19
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/report-on-covid-19Today we are publishing a report on the experiences of our funded partners in responding to Covid-19. Through speaking to these locally led projects over the past few months, we’ve…
Delivering food locally
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/delivering-food-locallyThe Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to create challenges for the Trust’s funded partners, in finding ways to stay connected and continue to support their local communities’ urgent needs. However, even more…
Community at Tang Hall
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/community-at-tang-hallThe places in which we are born and live have a huge impact on our health. People living in affluent parts of York live for an average of eight years…
Taking local action
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/taking-local-actionThrough the Local People programme, residents in South Wigston and Eyres Monsel in Leicester are taking action resulting in a positive difference to their lives and community.We talked to some…
Friends of Constable Street Field
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/friends-of-constable-street-fieldConstable Community Allotment, run by Friends of Constable Street Field and based in Hull, encourages local residents to come together and foster community spirit. Members help to maintain and expand…
Inspiring allotments
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/inspiring-allotmentsStudies have shown that on average, a 10 per cent increase in exposure to green space translates into five years of better health (The King’s Fund, 2013). People living in…
Celebrating in Wales
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/celebrating-in-walesHealth Lottery Wales has raised £6 million, which to date, has supported 169 charities in Wales. To celebrate, they hosted a party with local Flintshire charity, RainbowBiz CIC. Local people…
The State of the Nation
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/the-state-of-the-nationThe Social Mobility Commission’s sixth State of the Nation report has shed further light on the avoidable inequalities that exist in Great Britain today. The report reveals that social mobility…
A collaborative resolution to build a healthier society
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories/a-collaborative-resolution-to-build-a-healthier-societyIn this piece, we hear from Cathy Irving, Director of Communications at the Health Foundation, about their new Collaboration for Wellbeing and Health.“Looking back over January, it struck me that…
