What are takeaway management zones? Do they work? And how might you successfully adopt and implement them in your LA? Fear not, we have you covered with a practical toolkit based on 3+ years of @NIHRresearch funded research @MRC_Epid https://t.co/qKwfvdZ07k

🚨The @MRC_Epid Food environment assessment tool (Feat) just had a makeover. And we added a NEW feature - historic data downloads are now available! Check it out: https://t.co/mjk5OWUbvF 🚨

McDonald's is overturning council attempts to prevent new fast food outlets by claiming they will encourage healthier lifestyles, reveals a BMJ investigation. It shows the firm has won planning appeals in some of the most deprived areas of England https://t.co/kyNyI9Ir8o

(1) The @Food_Foundation has published its The Broken Plate 2025 report. @MRC_Epid researchers, Drs @thomasburgoine & @JHoenink, & Prof. @jeanmadams contributed to the report, finding the gap is widening between the cost of more & less healthy foods. https://t.co/2wfqxDNdLJ

See below job opportunities to become part of our dynamic Centre for Food Policy team!

This month sees the start of Health-Driven Design for Cities (HD4), a ground-breaking Singapore-based research collaboration involving the MRC Epidemiology Unit. HD4 seeks to discover how best to design urban environments that enhance the health of their residents. 🧵

What is the food environment like around London schools? 🚸 On average, children encounter 5 fast-food outlets within a 10-minute walk. But in the most deprived areas, they’re exposed to 3x more - and they’re often less healthy 📊🌍 At #PHSci? Come chat to me about our research.

.@Nina_Tr_Rogers @ben_amies @olimytton @thomasburgoine and colleagues model the impact on health of food outlet takeaway management zones around schools. Read the full study here: https://t.co/SgFJctrOL6

The Confidence Interval - taking away the takeaways for healthy neighbourhoods. In this episode, Dr @thomasburgoine shares how a toolkit he helped create creating healthy neighbourhoods can help people make healthy choices. Listen - https://t.co/7pFqBfaMVk

The Autumn 2024 issue of our newsletter epigram is out now. Read about... 🏫More children walk & cycle to school after ULEZ introduction 🧬UK Biobank aids understanding of disease risk 🥓Red & processed meat and type 2 #diabetes risk ...and more! https://t.co/2SGvh1KP2A

@NIHRresearch funded researchers have developed a toolkit that helps local authorities adopt and implement takeaway management zones. It is based on their research evidencing the positive impact these zones have on local communities. Toolkit - https://t.co/2t1JLFX09N

New @BMJPublicHealth paper by @stevencjcummins et al finds online grocery delivery use is associated with higher household income, but not social grade. Online takeaway food delivery app use was associated with lower social grade, but not income. https://t.co/7Ut9W50SdE

New @IJHPM paper by @M_Keeble, @thomasburgoine and colleagues. Retailer Responses to Public Consultations on the Adoption of Takeaway Management Zones Around Schools: A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis Read at: https://t.co/t90N8hSf3r #HealthPolicy #Takeaways

📣 2 jobs in our team @Cambridge_Uni for people who want to improve the lives of people living with obesity & have the skills and experience to help lead our @NIHRresearch funded research programme to further develop and evaluate our SWiM intervention.

Job Alert! 📢: Research Fellow in Epidemiology & Population Health Exciting 18 RF month post working on a large e-cohort of children to explore the role of environment on health and educational attainment 🌳🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓🌿 Closing: July 5th https://t.co/et50Q5xa9n

Dark kitchens and dark grocery stores Join our workshop to share your views on the impact of dark kitchens and grocery stores, with a network of academics & policy colleagues. 📅30/07/24 ⏲️11:00-15:30 📍The Derby Hotel, London Register - https://t.co/6WdD4SkOVO

Creating Harvest Plots in R by Christina Xiao https://t.co/jyaKQ6oxMe Who doesn't love a harvest plot? Who doesn't love a walk through of how it make one yourself?

On Wednesday Professor Pablo Monsivais @WSUMedicine returns for a hybrid seminar to discuss 2 projects aimed at identifying population-level determinants of diet, and 1 developing heart-healthy ready meals. 🗓️15 May 2024 ��1.15 PM Info and registration: https://t.co/Kf03SQLzN6

New paper from @M_Keeble exploring public acceptability of local planning restrictions on new takeaways around schools. 51% of adults support, 37% neutral, 9% opposed. Thus new proposals are unlikely to be met with substantial public disapproval https://t.co/zanb4XSwtF

New paper on the UK's Soft Drinks Levy led by Pete Scarborough & Linda Cobiac at Oxford. We measured how the tax changed sugar consumption and found bigger falls in more deprived areas. We then modelled how this would affect health....