Peter Babudu
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Executive Director of Impact on Urban Health
Lambeth and Southwark
Joined May 2010
At @ImpUrbanHealth we work to improve health in urban areas. ❤️🩹What are the causes of ill-health in urban areas? ⚖️How do they overlap with inequity, especially poverty and racism? ❓And what can we do about it? Delighted to introduce our new film...
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Most people don’t realise just how devastating long term exposure to air pollution is. @ImpUrbanHealth's Communications Manager, @patrickjalee, summarises some of the research here:
“The more air pollution a person breathes, the more likely it is they will develop cancer. In fact, for every ten microgram per cubic meter (µg/m³) of increased exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the risk of dying from any cancer rises by 22%.”
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RT @ImpUrbanHealth: Denmark’s Consumer Ombudsman has ruled that wood stoves, firewood, and wood pellets may no longer be marketed as enviro…
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We're doing lots of work @ImpUrbanHealth to improve air quality. One way is by asking the Govt to facilitate a transition to low carbon, low pollution freight. Learn more:
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Delighted to see @ImpUrbanHealth's Policy and Influencing Manager, Natasha Feiner, talking to @CiTTimagazine. Natasha's right: There are cost effective, business friendly ways for the Govt to support a transition to low pollution freight:
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.@Schwarzenegger is right: @EllaRobertaFdn’s work to protect children from air pollution is heroic. Extremely proud that @impurbanhealth work in partnership with @EllaRobertaFdn: "We’re supporting the Ella Roberta Family Foundation to campaign on the health effects of air pollution, with a particular aim to protect children from poor air quality."
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It’s vital for anyone working in public health to understand the effects of air pollution. That’s why I’m delighted @ImpUrbanHealth are continuing to partner with @ERGImperial to offer a free course about air pollution:
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A nice summary here 👇
"The researchers calculated the cost benefits of: ❤️🩹fewer children with asthma 🫁reduced cases of lung cancer, stroke and heart attacks 🧠as well as fewer people with dementia. 💸"This included lost productivity from illness and time off work looking after sick children."
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Wood burning harms our health and the environment, but most people are unaware that it is a major source of air pollution 🔥 Learn the facts about wood burning now ⬇️ #CleanAirNight
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The Government has lots of levers it can pull to improve air quality. And the good news many of them are cost effective, business friendly, and good for the planet. Check them out @ImpUrbanHealth:
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I'll soon be out of office on paternity leave! Between the bottles 🍼 I'll be keeping an eye on all things urban health, and sharing insights periodically. Just might be a bit slower than usual! For the latest urban health news, you can also follow us here:
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.@Keir_Starmer is right: Children shouldn't be breathing dirty air pollution. But the sad fact is that every day children throughout the country are breathing toxic air pollution, with devastating effects.
Great to see @Keir_Starmer acknowledge children shouldn't breathe air pollution. "I don't want my children breathing dirty air." But the Govt is failing. 99.8% of schools in England are in areas where fine particulate pollution is above safe levels 🧵
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Junk food ad bans are a big step towards protecting children's health. 👇But more must be done to close loopholes that mean food and drink companies can still put unhealthy options centre stage in children's minds:
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I'm proud of @ImpUrbanHealth's work to help local communities understand how air quality changes every day, and what it means for health. Learn more about our work with @AndyGrieveAir:
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An 11-year study of more than 1 million people in California (Kaiser Permanente) found rates of dementia rose significantly among residents who had been exposed to wildfire smoke. What we burn, we breathe.
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Baobab has recently launched a £3m racial justice fund, if you are working towards racial justice, do check out and apply if you're eligible!
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Delighted to see @ImpUrbanHealth's work covered in Forbes this week. Air pollution from delivery trucks devastate people's health and are huge burden on the economy. But there are cost effective ways Government can modernise freight 👇
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As we approach #BlackFriday, remember that the UK's network of delivery trucks and diesel vans is damaging people's health. But there are cost effective ways the Government can support a transition to a low-carbon, low-pollution economy:
#BlackFriday means more delivery trucks congesting our streets, which is bad news for our health 🚛 Learn more about why our system of freight is outdated, what it means for our health, and what the Government can do to fix it:
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