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Greater London Authority (GLA)
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Health
Researching Community Collecting During COVID-19
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated almost 5 years ago
The Community Engagement team at the Greater London Authority (GLA) commissioned this report to identify and examine past and present projects which involve collecting Londoners experiences of COVID-19 through a variety of creative and non-traditional materials. The purpose of the report is to: provide an overview of projects and activities which record Londoners COVID-19 stories and experiences. outline who is...
Socio-economic impact of COVID-19
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated almost 5 years ago
This briefing presents evidence on the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on London and Londoners Topics included in the briefing focus on recent data releases published in the preceding months that tell us how social policy issues are evolving in London since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic For more on the health and demographic impacts see the Demographic Impact Briefing...
Learning lessons from previous pandemic-related and other shocks
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
The purpose of this report is to collate literature on the health, social, community, economic and environmental impacts of epidemics, pandemics and other shocks that have had large-scale impacts on different countries and cities internationally. The literature review will help to answer the question, “What could an effective, evidence-based, long-term plan to drive London’s recovery from the impacts of the...
Map of Community Views
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
Image: Snapshot from the Map of Community Views To understand different communities’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard and the GLA Community Engagement Team convened a series of virtual roundtable conversations and community meetings with groups and community leaders between April and September 2020. These conversations covered a...
Wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery of population health outcomes for London
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
These documents were produced through a collaboration between GLA, PHE London and Association of Directors of Public Health London.The wider impacts slide set pulls together a series of rapid evidence reviews and consultation conversations with key London stakeholders. The evidence reviews and stakeholder consultations were undertaken to explore the wider impacts of the pandemic on Londoners and the considerations for...
Experiences of Food Insecurity amongst Older Londoners before and during COVID-19
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 5 years ago
Qualitative research with older Londoners undertaken by the GLA exploring: The causes of food insecurity and malnutrition amongst older Londoners, including the impact of coronavirus The experiences of older Londoners experiencing food insecurity and its impact on general well-being The extent to which the diets (including water intake) of older Londoners are monitored/discussed The extent to which older Londoners understand...
Modelling the long-term health impacts of air pollution in London
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Added over 6 years ago
This study estimates the long-term health impacts of exposure to air pollution in London from 2016 to 2050. The study finds that by 2050 policies in the London Environment Strategy (including the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone and expansion to the North and South circular roads) will result in: almost 300,000 Londoners avoiding new diseases attributable to air pollution,...
Breathe London Mobile Monitoring
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Added over 6 years ago
Two Google Street View cars, equipped with reference-type air quality monitors, are measuring air pollution over approximately 600 eight-hour shifts between autumn 2018 and autumn 2019. The cars use fast-response, research-grade instruments to precisely measure pollution concentrations approximately every 1-10 seconds. Pollutants measured include black carbon (BC), CO₂, NO, NO₂, O3, PM2.5 (and other PM size ranges) on a variety...
Breathe London AQMesh pods
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 6 years ago
The Breathe London stationary network is made up of 100 AQMesh pods, each containing a collection of small sensor-based air quality monitors that offer near real-time localised air quality information. They measure nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and nitric oxide (NO) using electrochemical sensors; particulate matter (PM) in various size cuts (PM₂.₅ and PM10 are reported) using a light-scattering optical particle counter;...
London Ward Well-Being Scores
Greater London Authority (GLA)
Updated over 6 years ago
These ward level well being scores present a combined measure of well-being indicators of the resident population based on 12 different indicators. Where possible each indicator score is compared with the England and Wales average, which is zero. Scores over 0 indicate a higher probability that the population on average will experience better well-being according to these measures.Users can adjust...