Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP)

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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.

Dr Andrea Serna Castaño presenting on developing synthetic data for evaluating the impact of environment on health.
Prof. Eleonora Fichera presenting on the impact of low emission zones on birth and child health outcomes.
Nineteenth Global Studies Conference: Bridging Boundaries: Collaborative Solutions to Complex Social Issues in an Interconnected World: Plenary Speaker, Geoff Bates, Lecturer, University of Bath, UK.University of Galway, Galway, Ireland: 15-17 July 2026.
Image of report called Mobilizing power and building political will for a healthy climate future.
New research: The political economy of wellness: Commercial determinants of a burgeoning industry: The Milbank Quarterly
Images of Nason Maani and Anna Gilmore presenting, and a group photo including Prof. Chris Whitty, Prof. Phil Taylor, and Prof. Anna Gilmore.
A Healthier Profit: The cost of business as usual and the case for health. Nason Maani, Sandro Galea
Anna on the panel, pictured with University of Bath Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost Professor Marcus Munafò and Cara Charles-Barks
Professor Phil Taylor Vice-Chancellor and President at Bath, Deputy Vice-Chancellor; Provost Professor Marcus Munafò; Cara Charles-Barks; Professor Anna Gilmore; Professor Millicent Stone.
(Left) Monika Kosinska with Prof. Anna Gilmore presenting at the Prevention 2026 Conference. (Right) Members of the LHGP team at the Prevention 2026 Conference.
Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
"The Politics and Profit of Disinformation in Public Health"Dr Kristina Kim (University of Edinburgh) with colleagues:Dr Marco Zenone (University of Ottawa) Dr Alessandro Marcon (University of Alberta Health Law Institute)
A thriving market stall
Monika Kosinska from WHO presenting on Commercial Determinants of Health - Essential to the prevention agenda.
New research; Developing guidance on assessing and managing conflicts of interest for a complex public health research consortium; Journal of research Management and Administration; PHI UK / Local Health and Global Profits
Prevention Research 2026 preventionresearch26.co.uk Connecting research, policy and practice for health equity
Montage of the 2026 calendar which exposes UPF and alcohol industry's relentless push for consumption.
Conversations on CDOH (Commercial Determinants of Health), Dr. Upendra Bhojani, The series aims to foster a dialogue on CDOH by bringing together scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders from India and beyond. The discussions will aim to contextualise CDOH concepts to India’s unique context while exploring how India’s experiences can contribute to and shape global perspectives on these concepts. Episode 4"Public Health & Demerit Goods” Prof. Anna Gilmore, Department forH ealth, University of Bath, UKMs. Jhumki Dutta, Partners in Change, Dr, Sarit Kumar Rout, Indian Institute of Public Health, Bhbanesshwar, Dr. Upendra Bhojani, Centre for Commercial Determinants of Health, Institute of Public Health Bengaluru
preventionresearch26.c.uk: Connecting research, policy and practice for health equity: preventionresearch26@gmail.com; linktr.ee/prevention_research_26: Prevention Research Network; Population Health Improvement UK; National Institute for Health and Care Research
Seasons greetings. With warm wishes from the LHGP team.
LHGP team at the European Public Health Conference
Amber van den Akker and Geoff Bates sit at the LHGP stand with leaflets and booklets.
Follow up webinar, MMS Symposium 2025, 25 November at 11:00 - 12:00. Register now: From Understanding to Action: Commercial Determinants of Health in Practice: With Amber van den Akker, University ot Bath
Image of Barbara Crowther, Sustain Campaign Manager, next to a quote: "We spend around £5bn a year on public sector food – 60% of that is on our schools. How much of that is really benefiting our local economy and our British farmers? If there is a big investment in school breakfast clubs, let’s make sure that investment delivers for children’s health and let’s make sure we leverage the economic benefit for the entire community."
Cover of EuroHealth with title: Investing for sustainable health and well-being
A summary of headline statistics on the commercial determinants of health, from the 2025 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown.
Headshots of Professors Anna Gilmore and Harry Rutter. Text says '!8th European Health Conference 2025, Let's connect at #EPH2025
Graphic with people walking on a busy street. Text says: Webinar. Air pollution and health: Emerging evidence for action: Thursday 25 September, 2 pm
Speaker card for Amy Thompson, Director of Operations at the Centre for 21st Century Public Health
Image shows a crowd of commuters walking along a busy urban street.
Pierpaolo Mittica/Panos Pictures Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine The Okhmatdyt children's hospita bombed by Russian forces in July 2024.
Image shows Chris Booth from Bite Back alongside a quote from him saying "If the Government is serious about its commitment to create the healthiest generation of children ever, where better to start than schools?"
Dr Geoff Bates