C3 Collaborated with The George Institute for the international seminar, ‘Diet and NCDs: sex and gender considerations matter.’ C3 was joined by Dr Briar McKenzie of the food policy division at The George Institute for Global Health. Dr Briar discussed the importance of considering sex and gender differences in public health research and when developing policy interventions. Briar shared key findings from her work on the associations between diet and non-communicable diseases, including reflections on lived experience research and policy analysis work from a program of work based in Fiji; exploring what can be done next to advance multisectoral and... Read More

Sugar: Diabetes and tooth and gum decay The World Health Organization has reported that the number of people diagnosed with diabetes has more than tripled since the 1980s. It is estimated that upwards of 530 million people are currently living with diabetes; a disease characterized by an abnormally high fasting blood glucose level (>125 mg/dL). By comparison the average healthy person’s blood glucose level is between 70-100 mg/dL when fasting. If someone is between 100-125 mg/dL, they are considered to pre-diabetic.    So, why is diabetes present in some people but not others? This is due to the protein insulin,... Read More

WHO and Health Education England have partnered to deliver a leading programme to strengthen health workforce leadership. Countries expected to join the programme this year are; Armenia, Brazil, Eswatini, Georgia, Kenya, Malawi, Moldova, Romania, and Zimbabwe. The programme aims to improve health outcomes for populations through interventions to strengthen the health workforce. On March 13th 2023 C3 Founder Christine Hancock spoke at at the programme’s first seminar, alongside other leaders in health from around the world, as part of the Working for Health 2030: Building Health Workforce Leadership (2023 cohort), and explored some of the approaches countries are employing to enable... Read More

As part of ASPIRE – an EU funded project addressing obesity and unemployment in France and England – C3’s Elisabeth Morgans, in collaboration with ASPIRE partner VIF, has written a practical guide to help employers better understand and prevent weight based stigma, both in the recruitment process and within the workplace itself. Download the practical guide for free. How does the practical guide help prevent workplace stigma? The guide supports employers organisations prevent weight-based stigma in the workplace by: Offering insights from individuals with lived experience of weight-based stigma in the workplace. Providing personal stories that give an insight beyond... Read More

In 2021 almost one third of adults in England participated in less than 30 minutes of physical activity per week, becoming eligible to be labelled ‘physically inactive.’ But why is this the case when the health benefits of physical activity are so well known?   After all, physical activity in its simplest form is free. Of course, some people can’t resist the lure of muscle building machinery in a gym. And who doesn’t love hi-tech sportswear and expensive gadgets? But a brisk walk, a bike ride to work, or even housework all offer exercise without the expense of gym memberships... Read More

What is Winning hearts and minds: Winning hearts and minds is a partnership between C3 and The Burdett Trust to address smoking in mental health units in England. People with a mental health condition are much more likely than others to be smokers. In fact, over 40% of people with a mental health condition smoke, compared to 14%. This puts them at higher risk of heart disease. Winning hearts and minds is working with mental health nurses to help their service users stop smoking. Despite, the fact that smoking is the leading risk of cardiovascular disease there is often a... Read More

What is ASPIRE? C3 Collaborating for Health is working with 16 partner organisations to deliver ASPIRE (Adding to Social capital and Individual Potential In disadvantaged REgions) – an EU funded project addressing obesity and unemployment in France and England through a holistic approach to diet, physical activity, and employment support.  C3 and ASPIRE: As part of ASPIRE, C3 has engaged with 7 communities in England and France using its innovative community engagement strategy CHESS® (Community Health Engagement Survey Solutions), which has delivered 7 community co-designed action plans for change. Learn more about CHESS®. ASPIRE in Boscombe: In Boscombe, C3’s Zoe... Read More

Poor quality diets, malnutrition and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers are closely linked. The two major risks factors for disease burden worldwide – as measured by disability adjusted life years (DALYS) – are maternal and child malnutrition and poor diet. In 2017, 11 million deaths and 255 million DALYS were attributable to dietary risks factors. Real progress to prevent diet related NCDs requires food systems to be transformed so that nutritious, safe, affordable, and sustainable diets are available to all. Researchers from the department of global public health of Bergen studied the impact of... Read More