COVID-19 & Biological Inequality; a London Data Study

ABSTRACT
It is now well understood that poorly designed and planned environments heighten the risk of health issues due to systemic deprivations and stressors. Our recent paper investigates how COVID-19 is interacting with these environments and their communities, specifically Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities in the London. As COVID-19 continues to spread through the British population a trend has emerged, poorer ethnic minority communities are the ones being most affected, both in hospitalisations and death rates.

This is an audio extraction from a virtual Townhall we hosted where we invited members of the public to ask questions and interact with us.

For more information please visit the study: https://www.thecentriclab.com/covid-19-poverty-a-london-data-study

Covid-19 Deaths, BAME Communities & Biological Inequality | The Townhall 22:07:2020

This interview is with Kate Langford, The Impact on Urban Health’s Programme Director for health effects of air pollution. A ten-year programme focusing on mitigating the disproportionate effect that exposure to poor air quality has on the health and wellbeing of those most susceptible to it. The Impact on Urban Health is a specialist division part of Guy's and St Thomas' Charity.

For over 500 years, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity has been a constant in London’s ever-changing landscape, at the leading edge of health. Their endowment has allowed them to take a long-term view to help tackle the big health challenges of today and tomorrow. They invest and use assets, from property to a large arts collection, to produce in come that transforms lives locally in South London and in cities around the world.

Before joining the Charity, Kate worked at Innovation Unit, a public sector consultancy, where she led their work in health and social care, applying design-led methodologies to solve complex social issues. She started her career in academic health services research, specialising on health inequalities. Kate has a Master’s degree in Public Health from Imperial College London and a BSc in Human Sciences from University College London.

Needless to say you can understand why we’ve wanted to get Kate on the podcast for a while and enjoyed working with her team in 2019-20.

LINKS
The Programme: https://urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/opinion/lessons-on-the-health-effects-air-pollution
Kate’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/k_langford
Impact on Urban Health’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImpUrbanHealth

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Health Effects Of Air Pollution & Equitable Solutions With Kate Langford Of Guys & St. Thomas's

City Centric is a podcast series from the Centric Lab, a neuroscience research lab working at the intersection of health x climate change x cities.

We believe that a person can only have agency over their health when they are part of a supportive ecosystem, which includes the places they inhabit.

The podcast focuses on conversations around how our understanding of health needs to improve in order to overcome present day health challenges and prepare our urban environments for future changes.

Centric is a small team based in London leading a civic movement on health justice. Centric aims to provide the tools and solutions to help policy makers protect our health as urbanisation becomes more complex.

For more information please visit www.thecentriclab.com

Health Effects Of Air Pollution & Equitable Solutions With Kate Langford Of Guys & St. Thomas's

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