Our work Air Pollution: a Tool to Estimate Healthcare Costs In 2018, the UKHF, in collaboration with Imperial College School of Public Health and Imperial College Business School, developed a tool for local authorities to estimate the current and future NHS and social care costs of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter. Before this tool, there was no simple way for local authorities to estimate the potential savings to the NHS from taking local action on air pollution. Now, local authorities are able to make a more developed economic case for reducing emissions, and better inform their policies to improve air quality. Modelling the Impacts of a Sugar Tax In 2016, the UKHF modelled what impact a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages would have on rates of overweight and obesity in the UK over the next 10 years. This research, undertaken for Cancer Research UK, found that a 20% tax could prevent 3.7 million people from becoming obese by 2025, which is equivalent to a 5% shift in obesity prevalence, and save approximately £10 million in direct NHS health and social care costs in the year 2025 alone. This research supported a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages being introduced as part of a comprehensive childhood obesity strategy. Modelling the Impacts of Different Public Health Policies In 2017, the UKHF undertook modelling work, funded by the European Commission, to measure the long-term economic impact of different public health policies in 8 EU countries. This project supported EU member states to develop, select, and implement more cost-effective policies to improve chronic disease prevention, and has provided a consensus on the methodology for measuring cost-effectiveness of chronic disease interventions. Linked to this work we created a downloadable tool that enables users to test the impact of changing trends in obesity or smoking. You can access our other projects using the search bar and portfolio below: Search for: All1Local2National3International March 2019. VCSE Organisations: Building a Consensus on Health and Work2National March 2019. High Street Junk Food Report2National March 2019. Future trends in social inequalities in obesity in England, Wales and Scotland2National March 2019. International Case Studies – Wider Determinants of Health3International February 2019. Screening and brief intervention for obesity in primary care: cost-effectiveness analysis in the BWeL trial2National December 2018. Fiscal and pricing policies: evidence report and framework3International December 2018. Bariatric surgery, lifestyle interventions and orlistat for severe obesity: the REBALANCE mixed-methods systematic review and economic evaluation2National December 2018. Reducing Tobacco Use Through Taxation in Trinidad and Tobago : Modelling the Long Term Health and Economic Impact3International October 2018. Forecasting Future Trends in Obesity across Europe: The Value of Improving Surveillance3International September 2018. Fresh Start: A Framework for Healthy and Sustainable Diets2National September 2018. Rebalance: Review of Behaviour and Lifestyle Interventions for Severe Obesity: an Evidence Synthesis2National May 2018: Healthy Places1Local May 2018. HEPP case study: Amsterdam Healthy Weight Programme3International May 2018. Case Studies on Interventions to Address Inequalities in Behaviours3International March 2018. Inequalities in smoking and obesity in Europe predicted to 20503International February 2018. Health and cost impacts of tobacco taxation in the Ukraine3International January 2018. What can we learn from collaborations between public health and the food and drinks industry3International December 2017. Modelling the implications of reducing smoking prevalence: the benefits of increasing the UK tobacco duty escalator to public health and economic outcomes2National November 2017. HEPAHEALTH Project Report3International May 2017. Alcohol Toolkit Study1Local May 2017. Modelling the long-term impacts of a weight loss intervention: Oral presentation at the European Congress on Obesity, Porto 20172National May 2017. Public-Private Partnerships in Public Health Research and Policy3International May 2017. Using Brexit to tackle non-communicable diseases and improve the health of the public2National May 2017. Modelling the implications of reducing smoking prevalence: the public health and economic benefits of achieving a ‘tobacco-free’ UK2National April 2017. The cost-effectiveness of population Health Checks: have the NHS Health Checks been unfairly maligned?2National January 2017. Special Supplement of Addiction on alcohol marketing2National November 2016. UK Health Forum Impact Report 2015/162National March 2016. Aiming High: Why the UK Should Aim to be Tobacco-Free2National January 2016. Tipping the scales: Why preventing obesity makes economic sense2National December 2015. EConDA final results3International September 2015. EU Project unveils obesity & smoking trends across Europe and shows how primary prevention is the key to a healthy future3International December 2014. The Brighton declaration: the value of non-communicable disease modelling in population health sciences3International October 2014. Risk factor based modelling for Public Health England2National July 2014. Fuel poverty & health toolkit1Local July 2014. The future burden of obesity-related diseases in 53 WHO European-Region countries and the impact of effective interventions3International June 2014. Economics of chronic diseases protocol: cost-effectiveness modelling and the future burden of non-communicable disease in Europe3International July 2013. Public Health Law and Non-communicable Diseases3International
