Special thanks to Global Action Plan, Ashtma+Lung UK, Sandwell Council and the WellHome research study for presentations at the event.

If you would like to know more, please contact
matthew.clark@hertfordshire.gov.uk
elizabeth.such@kcl.ac.uk

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It was an event where participants explored the KNOW-PH synthesised work and discuss key aspects involved in generating community champions. The KNOW-PH team reviewed the information collected from the evidence base along with key areas of discussion from the event to produce the resource. 8/9

Together the KNOW-PH team and HCC collaborated to focus on how to create cleaner air community champions. The KNOW-PH team considered the existing published evidence base while HCC brought together local authorities across the East of England region.
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Despite the health burden there is still a lack of awareness in the public domain or any national co-ordinated public health cleaner air campaigning available to provide trusted information on the health impacts of short and long term air pollution.
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The Royal College of Physicians 2025 report, 'A breathe of fresh air', estimated that around 30,000 deaths per year in the UK are as a result of air pollution. Alongside this, an economic cost of £27bn in the UK due to healthcare costs, productivity losses, reduced quality of life.
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Air pollution can impact human health, the economy, and the environment. In many instances air quality has been improving in recent years, however poor air quality is still the largest environmental risk to public health in the UK.
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Together, we made sense of the evidence and local knowledge to create a pathway to Clean Air community champions. Our own @lizzysuch.bsky.social worked with Clean Air Champion Matthew Clark from HCC and you can discover the actions and evidence from the workshop found via our mini interactive.
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We brought in evidence on models, roles and the value of champions from @nihr.bsky.social studies; Hertfordshire brought together a network of interested people including charities, elected members and local officials.
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We propose that there is a need for a shared language and dialogue of health impact assessments, understanding the commercial leverage which HIAs afford for developers, robust community intelligence and the pivotal role housing plays in determining individual and community health outcomes.
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Drawing on evidence we identified areas of practice which could align the process of using HIAs to support the need to consider the building blocks of health as key to long-term gains for developers, decision makers, local economies & communities beyond the completion of new developments.
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A plethora of HIA templates are available, the generic content of which may not meet the needs of key decision makers. This webinar draws on recent workshops we hosted with 3 Local Authorities where NIHR research evidence, practice & policy evidence and experience of HIAs were discussed.
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Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) are often required by Local Authorities (LAs) when submitting planning applications for new domestic housing developments. Developers often experience delays in securing planning approvals as the quality, depth and complexity of the HIAs are often variable.

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@lizzysuch.bsky.social introduced the session and @andytattersall.bsky.social talked about working with @nihr.bsky.social infrastructure to utilise Google Apps, creative tools and @figshare.com to rethink how dissemination, knowledge mobilisation and impact can be done differently.
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We’ve taken a mixed-methods approach to sharing knowledge in an attempt to open up engagement and increase the chances of @nihr.bsky.social research being seen, understood, and used by those who need it most. It’s still a work in progress, and we’re keen to share what we’ve learned so far. 3/3

From the way we collaborate internally to how we make our work more accessible and engaging externally. We’ll talk through our communications strategy, how we underpin everything with in-house expertise with the support of external collaborators to produce materials that mobilise knowledge.
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