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Informing health policies that improve population health and reduce inequities

DASH informing health policies challenge

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Informing health policies that drive positive change in population health and tackle inequalities is a major challenge. In a world where the need for equitable delivery of cost-effective and patient-centred care has never been greater, LSHTM stands at the forefront of this critical endeavour. We collaborate closely with policymakers, leveraging cutting-edge developments in statistics and machine learning to provide timely evidence that informs policy and practice.

With the COVID-19 pandemic serving as a stark reminder of the importance of evidence-based decision-making, LSHTM has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to generating actionable insights. We have played a pivotal role in informing government policies, such as vaccine prioritisation, and shedding light on systematic inequalities, particularly in relation to ethnicity, which were further exacerbated during the crisis. Our expertise extends beyond pandemics, as showcased by our research evaluating high profile initiatives, including recent work on the soft drinks industry levy in England and junk food advertisement restrictions that both address critical aspects of obesity politics, and an assessment of the impact of the world’s largest conditional cash transfer programme on cardiovascular disease in Brazil.

Areas of active research

  • The ICON project, funded by Cancer Research UK, has as its main ambition to reduce inequalities in cancer survival, ensuring that everyone, regardless of sociodemographic background, benefits from improvements in cancer care.
  • GOAL seeks to support health system responsiveness to the mental health needs of people affected by protracted displacement in Lebanon.
  • The Policy Research Unit (PRU) aims to understand whether medical reasons for hospital admission in the two years prior to the cancer diagnosis are linked to the routes to cancer diagnosis.
  • The Magnet4Europe project aims to improve mental health, reduce sickness absence and positively impact productivity and economic results through redesigned clinical work environments that promote mental health.
  • Improving statistical methods, such as in the ROBEST project, improves robustness of evidence in public health research for increased policy impact.