Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP)
@lhgp.bsky.social
A research consortium working with local governments and civil society to address commercial determinants of health ( #CDoH ). Funded by UKRI as part of @phiuk.bsky.social, we investigate how to minimise commercial harms and maximise benefits to #health.
"We are finally going to see children protected from the worst offending junk food adverts," says Katharine Jenner, Executive Director of @oha-updates.bsky.social, a partner of @lhgp.bsky.social.
#PublicHealth #CDoH
#PublicHealth #CDoH
Today is a big moment for child health as the Less Healthy Advertising Regulations come into force across TV and online media - a long-standing priority for the Obesity Health Alliance.
Our Executive Director Katharine Jenner responds ⬇️
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Our Executive Director Katharine Jenner responds ⬇️
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January 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
"We are finally going to see children protected from the worst offending junk food adverts," says Katharine Jenner, Executive Director of @oha-updates.bsky.social, a partner of @lhgp.bsky.social.
#PublicHealth #CDoH
#PublicHealth #CDoH
👇 @lhgp.bsky.social member Prof Fiona Gillison on why we need better advice for parents on talking to children about weight.
On the day the junk food advertising ban comes into effect, Prof Fiona Gillison from @uniofbath.bsky.social discusses her #research on how to talk to children about #weight. Read her blog post here:
Why we need better advice for parents on talking to children about weight
Professor Fiona Gillison from the Department for Health at the University of Bath discusses her research on how to talk to children about weight.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
👇 @lhgp.bsky.social member Prof Fiona Gillison on why we need better advice for parents on talking to children about weight.
Happy New Year! New #research from University of Stirling led by @lhgp.bsky.social's Dr Daniel Jones debunks industry warnings that standardised #tobacco packaging increases illicit trade in the UK.
👉 Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#PublicHealth #CDoH
👉 Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#PublicHealth #CDoH
No Change in Illicit Tobacco Use Following the Introduction of Standardised Packaging? A Longitudinal Online Survey in the United Kingdom - Daniel Jones, Catherine Best, Crawford Moodie, 2025
Background The tobacco industry has argued for decades that standardised packaging would lead to an increase in illicit tobacco use, but this is not supported b...
journals.sagepub.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Happy New Year! New #research from University of Stirling led by @lhgp.bsky.social's Dr Daniel Jones debunks industry warnings that standardised #tobacco packaging increases illicit trade in the UK.
👉 Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#PublicHealth #CDoH
👉 Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#PublicHealth #CDoH
As 2025 wraps up, a huge thank you to everyone who's engaged with us this year.
This year we fed evidence into 7 national policy consultations, hosted webinars reaching 640+ practitioners & policymakers, and worked with 8 local authorities across England.
This year we fed evidence into 7 national policy consultations, hosted webinars reaching 640+ practitioners & policymakers, and worked with 8 local authorities across England.
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
As 2025 wraps up, a huge thank you to everyone who's engaged with us this year.
This year we fed evidence into 7 national policy consultations, hosted webinars reaching 640+ practitioners & policymakers, and worked with 8 local authorities across England.
This year we fed evidence into 7 national policy consultations, hosted webinars reaching 640+ practitioners & policymakers, and worked with 8 local authorities across England.
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Great round up of successful public health interventions from @rsph.bsky.social ⬇️
In his latest blog, ADPH President @felly500.bsky.social explores what makes public health success stories work, and what lessons we can learn from them.
👀➡️ www.adph.org.uk/2025/11/public-healths-greatest-hits/
In his latest blog, ADPH President @felly500.bsky.social explores what makes public health success stories work, and what lessons we can learn from them.
👀➡️ www.adph.org.uk/2025/11/public-healths-greatest-hits/
Successful public health interventions change lives for the better.
As we head into 2026, we're counting down our picks for the top ten public health achievements of the 21st century.
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As we head into 2026, we're counting down our picks for the top ten public health achievements of the 21st century.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Great round up of successful public health interventions from @rsph.bsky.social ⬇️
In his latest blog, ADPH President @felly500.bsky.social explores what makes public health success stories work, and what lessons we can learn from them.
👀➡️ www.adph.org.uk/2025/11/public-healths-greatest-hits/
In his latest blog, ADPH President @felly500.bsky.social explores what makes public health success stories work, and what lessons we can learn from them.
👀➡️ www.adph.org.uk/2025/11/public-healths-greatest-hits/
Whose interests are served by "economic growth"? New @bmj.com opinion piece by LHGP member challenges UK plans to extend pub/bar hours in the name of growth, despite alcohol harms costing England £27.4bn/year.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Proposed changes to alcohol licensing should make us question whose interests we’re serving in the name of growth
Increasing the consumption of harmful products is the opposite of healthy or productive growth, say Nason Maani and colleagues
Preventable ill health is at the heart of the challenges facing this co...
www.bmj.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Whose interests are served by "economic growth"? New @bmj.com opinion piece by LHGP member challenges UK plans to extend pub/bar hours in the name of growth, despite alcohol harms costing England £27.4bn/year.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Heated Tobacco Products #HTPs are often marketed by Big Tobacco as scientifically-backed better alternatives for adult smokers, but how well does this align with the evidence to date?
Read our new #casestudy page which brings together recent research on HTPs: www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies...
Read our new #casestudy page which brings together recent research on HTPs: www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies...
Heated Tobacco Products: evidence and insights from our research
Can HTPs aid public health or are they are just another profit-making product for the tobacco industry? We dive into the marketing and science behind HTPs.
www.bath.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Heated Tobacco Products #HTPs are often marketed by Big Tobacco as scientifically-backed better alternatives for adult smokers, but how well does this align with the evidence to date?
Read our new #casestudy page which brings together recent research on HTPs: www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies...
Read our new #casestudy page which brings together recent research on HTPs: www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies...
Are the UK’s largest food corporations really the net positive contributors they say they are or are their harms costing us all more? This report from @ffc-commission.bsky.social suggests a new way to assess their contributions.
ffcc.co.uk/publications...
ffcc.co.uk/publications...
Net Gain or Net Drain?
A citizen-inspired approach to assessing the value of the UK agri-food industry.
ffcc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Are the UK’s largest food corporations really the net positive contributors they say they are or are their harms costing us all more? This report from @ffc-commission.bsky.social suggests a new way to assess their contributions.
ffcc.co.uk/publications...
ffcc.co.uk/publications...
Last week's unveiling of England's first Men's Health Strategy is welcome, but without tackling commercial determinants of health - the industries profiting from harmful products that disproportionately affect men - we'll only address symptoms, not root causes.
www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...
www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...
Local Health and Global Profits responds to Government’s Men’s Health Strategy
Local Health and Global Profits responds to Government’s Men’s Health Strategy
www.phiuk.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Last week's unveiling of England's first Men's Health Strategy is welcome, but without tackling commercial determinants of health - the industries profiting from harmful products that disproportionately affect men - we'll only address symptoms, not root causes.
www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...
www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...
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🔔Vacancy alert! Research Assistant with Population Mental Health! 🧠 Project management, PPI work & research output contributions. Deadline 30 Nov. Apply 👉 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/131106-... @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social #MentalHealth #Research #JobOpportunity
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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🔥 Hot Off the Press - Soft Drinks Industry Levy to be Expanded to Protect Children and Boost Nation’s Health 🔥
The levy will now cover sugary milk-based drinks and lowers the sugar threshold from 5g to 4.5g per 100ml.
Read the press release here ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/n...
The levy will now cover sugary milk-based drinks and lowers the sugar threshold from 5g to 4.5g per 100ml.
Read the press release here ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/n...
Soft drink levy extended to protect children and improve health
The government has announced an extension of the soft drinks industry levy to more high-sugar drinks, including milk-based drinks.
www.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🔥 Hot Off the Press - Soft Drinks Industry Levy to be Expanded to Protect Children and Boost Nation’s Health 🔥
The levy will now cover sugary milk-based drinks and lowers the sugar threshold from 5g to 4.5g per 100ml.
Read the press release here ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/n...
The levy will now cover sugary milk-based drinks and lowers the sugar threshold from 5g to 4.5g per 100ml.
Read the press release here ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/n...
Our November newsletter went out today and it features compelling new #research exposing industry influence, practical resources for healthy urban planning, and ways you can engage with our work.
Read more: mailchi.mp/98c307e23470...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Our November newsletter went out today and it features compelling new #research exposing industry influence, practical resources for healthy urban planning, and ways you can engage with our work.
Read more: mailchi.mp/98c307e23470...
Sign up: mailchi.mp/22e2b19466f0...
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Live from @adphuk.bsky.social annual conference! @ambervandenakker.bsky.social, Research Associate, and @geoffbates.bsky.social , Co-Investigator, are welcoming people to the Local Health and Global Profits stand.
#ADPHConf2025
#ADPHConf2025
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Live from @adphuk.bsky.social annual conference! @ambervandenakker.bsky.social, Research Associate, and @geoffbates.bsky.social , Co-Investigator, are welcoming people to the Local Health and Global Profits stand.
#ADPHConf2025
#ADPHConf2025
What if councils could test climate policies before implementing them? Andrea Castaño, Research Associate @lhgp.bsky.social, has written a blog for @ukdataservice.bsky.social on how synthetic populations can transform local #CimatePolicy
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/synthetic-da...
#GreenSky
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#GreenSky
Using synthetic populations to support local climate action – Data Impact blog @ 10
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November 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
What if councils could test climate policies before implementing them? Andrea Castaño, Research Associate @lhgp.bsky.social, has written a blog for @ukdataservice.bsky.social on how synthetic populations can transform local #CimatePolicy
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/synthetic-da...
#GreenSky
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/synthetic-da...
#GreenSky
Join @ambervandenakker.bsky.social, Research Associate with @lhgp.bsky.social, on Tuesday 25 November for a #webinar on understanding and acting on commercial determinants of health in practice, hosted by Medicus Mundi Switzerland.
Register now: exciting-leader-6110.kit.com/2dbb5b1bd9
Register now: exciting-leader-6110.kit.com/2dbb5b1bd9
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Join @ambervandenakker.bsky.social, Research Associate with @lhgp.bsky.social, on Tuesday 25 November for a #webinar on understanding and acting on commercial determinants of health in practice, hosted by Medicus Mundi Switzerland.
Register now: exciting-leader-6110.kit.com/2dbb5b1bd9
Register now: exciting-leader-6110.kit.com/2dbb5b1bd9
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Japan Tobacco International’s name was quietly removed from the Museum’s website last week - the same day that a new report by @tcrgbath.bsky.social highlighted how the deal formed part of JTI’s wider influence & lobbying strategy. www.tobaccotactics.org/news/launch-...
Launch of UK Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2025 - Tobacco Tactics
A new report led by members of the Tobacco Control Research Group examines the extent to which UK policy making is protected against the vested interests of the tobacco industry, based on evidence cap...
www.tobaccotactics.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Japan Tobacco International’s name was quietly removed from the Museum’s website last week - the same day that a new report by @tcrgbath.bsky.social highlighted how the deal formed part of JTI’s wider influence & lobbying strategy. www.tobaccotactics.org/news/launch-...
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We have requested our complaint be reviewed and upheld, citing:
• Lack of balanced perspectives on tobacco policy
• Timing during scrutiny of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill
• Insufficient challenge to BAT's claims
📄 Read our full escalation letter below.
@tcrgbath.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social
We have requested our complaint be reviewed and upheld, citing:
• Lack of balanced perspectives on tobacco policy
• Timing during scrutiny of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill
• Insufficient challenge to BAT's claims
📄 Read our full escalation letter below.
@tcrgbath.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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We have requested our complaint be reviewed and upheld, citing:
• Lack of balanced perspectives on tobacco policy
• Timing during scrutiny of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill
• Insufficient challenge to BAT's claims
📄 Read our full escalation letter below.
@tcrgbath.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social
We have requested our complaint be reviewed and upheld, citing:
• Lack of balanced perspectives on tobacco policy
• Timing during scrutiny of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill
• Insufficient challenge to BAT's claims
📄 Read our full escalation letter below.
@tcrgbath.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social
Many of today's major public health crises are driven by powerful corporations. "Unmasking Influence" – a new documentary from @lshtm.bsky.social and Wildfire Collective and – pulls back the curtain on how industries shape science, policy, and public perception.
Watch free: vimeo.com/1131660477
Watch free: vimeo.com/1131660477
Unmasking Influence - Full Documentary Film
Unmasking influence is about how commercial actors influence policy and public health. Many of the major public health crises we face today are largely driven by…
vimeo.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Many of today's major public health crises are driven by powerful corporations. "Unmasking Influence" – a new documentary from @lshtm.bsky.social and Wildfire Collective and – pulls back the curtain on how industries shape science, policy, and public perception.
Watch free: vimeo.com/1131660477
Watch free: vimeo.com/1131660477
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A cautionary tale from alcohol harm colleagues about govt & industry partnerships...
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In yesterday’s House of Lords debate on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, Lord Lansley argued that government should partner with the vaping industry to co-regulate.
Lansley suggested this could mirror the 'success' of partnering with the alcohol industry 🧵
hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
Lansley suggested this could mirror the 'success' of partnering with the alcohol industry 🧵
hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Tobacco and Vapes Bill' on Thursday 13 November 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A cautionary tale from alcohol harm colleagues about govt & industry partnerships...
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📢Excited to say that registration is open for Prevention Research 2026, 4-5 March, Birmingham. Visit preventionresearch26.co.uk to book your place and explore the latest research and strategies for preventing non-communicable diseases and reducing health inequalities across the UK.
Prevention Research 2026
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November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
📢Excited to say that registration is open for Prevention Research 2026, 4-5 March, Birmingham. Visit preventionresearch26.co.uk to book your place and explore the latest research and strategies for preventing non-communicable diseases and reducing health inequalities across the UK.
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The ASH team are back in Parliament this afternoon for another debate session on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will cover vape devices and the marketing of nicotine products.
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The ASH team are back in Parliament this afternoon for another debate session on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will cover vape devices and the marketing of nicotine products.
“Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act. It prioritises commercial interests and shifts costs to overstretched health and social care systems.”
Read more: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #AlcoholPolicy #CommercialDeterminants
Read more: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #AlcoholPolicy #CommercialDeterminants
Proposed changes to alcohol licensing should make us question whose interests we’re serving in the name of growth
Increasing the consumption of harmful products is the opposite of healthy or productive growth, say Nason Maani and colleagues
Preventable ill health is at the heart of the challenges facing this co...
www.bmj.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act. It prioritises commercial interests and shifts costs to overstretched health and social care systems.”
Read more: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #AlcoholPolicy #CommercialDeterminants
Read more: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #AlcoholPolicy #CommercialDeterminants
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Join us for all this and more at the Vox Birmingham, 4-5 March 2026. preventionresearch26.co.uk #preventionresearch26
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Prevention Research 2026
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November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Join us for all this and more at the Vox Birmingham, 4-5 March 2026. preventionresearch26.co.uk #preventionresearch26
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@healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
PM Starmer championed #SchoolFood role in tackling #ChildPoverty on ITV's Lorraine today. But are the government's breakfast club partnerships really delivering for children and communities?
Read our guest blog post from @barbscrowther.bsky.social at @sustainweb.org
www.phiuk.org/news/blog-wh...
Read our guest blog post from @barbscrowther.bsky.social at @sustainweb.org
www.phiuk.org/news/blog-wh...
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
PM Starmer championed #SchoolFood role in tackling #ChildPoverty on ITV's Lorraine today. But are the government's breakfast club partnerships really delivering for children and communities?
Read our guest blog post from @barbscrowther.bsky.social at @sustainweb.org
www.phiuk.org/news/blog-wh...
Read our guest blog post from @barbscrowther.bsky.social at @sustainweb.org
www.phiuk.org/news/blog-wh...
Local Health and Global Profits has submitted a comprehensive response to the UK government's call for evidence on reforming the licensing system.
www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...
www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...
Local Health and Global Profits urges UK government to prioritise public health over industry profits
Local Health and Global Profits urges UK government to prioritise public health over industry profits
www.phiuk.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Local Health and Global Profits has submitted a comprehensive response to the UK government's call for evidence on reforming the licensing system.
www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...
www.phiuk.org/news/local-h...