26 Jun 2018
Making the healthy choice the cheaper choice
Has the Soft Drinks Industry Levy been successful? C3 network members J T Winkler and Tam Fry write about a 'radical change' in a popular, mass-market product. Have we successfully given people economic incentives, and not just moral injunctions?
14 Jun 2018
What is the third sector doing locally to support healthy lives for 14-24 year olds?
In 2017, C3 Collaborating for Health was commissioned by the Health Foundation to hold a series of workshops that brought together UK third-sector community-based services that support young people aged 14 to 24.
14 Jun 2018
Report: Local third-sector action to improve the chances of a healthy life for 14–24-year-olds in the UK
Through support from the Health Foundation, C3 completed a study of local third-sector action to improve chances of a healthy life for 14-24 year olds.
10 May 2018
Richard Smith: Making 2018 the year of NCD
Progress has stalled over the past few years, but with better messaging, a simplified programme, and increased accountability then 2018 could be the year of NCD. Insights from C3's breakfast seminar with Robert Beaglehole, chair of the Lancet NCD Action Group.
21 Apr 2018
One Health and Planetary Health Disciplines
Have you heard about the One Health and Planetary Health initiatives? This blog explores the link between these multi-disciplinary approaches and C3's work addressing non-communicable diseases.
03 Apr 2018
Richard Smith: Urban health—finding a way around the health system
Urbanisation, said Jo Ivey Boufford, president of the International Society for Urban Health, is one of the four great challenges to health along with climate change, aging of the population, and the epidemiological shift from infectious disease to non-communicable disease. But, thinking about urban health challenges some deep-seated attitudes...
29 Mar 2018
Video: Engaging communities in designing healthy environments
This video is of C3's director presenting about our community engagement programme at Healthy City Design (HCD) International 2017. We also share details about HCD's call for papers for 2018! Abstracts due 3 May.
16 Mar 2018
Liveable cities & health
Is your city one of the most liveable cities in the world? C3's intern looks at the results from the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) 2017 ratings of 140 cities.
01 Mar 2018
Workplace cake culture: health risk or sociable morale booster?
Is it time to rethink office cake? Guest author and researcher Lou Walker shares the results of her project investigating the overlooked office cake culture.
26 Feb 2018
The Healthy Weight Initiative for Nurses: Final report
The Healthy Weight Initiative for Nurses (WIN.) was a bold, ambitious project tackling a sensitive issue: raising awareness of obesity in the nursing profession and engaging nurses themselves in how to address this. Download the final report and an infographic detailing nurses' access to food at work.