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Can better housing policy lead to healthier communities? Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the intersection of housing and public health in the UK. From tackling poor living conditions to addressing homelessness, housing policy plays a pivotal role in shaping physical and mental health outcomes.


This session will take a look at approaches, case studies, and evidence linking improved housing to improved health outcomes and a better general quality of life.


We will be joined by:


  • Lois Beech- Consultancy and Partnerships Manager at Housing LIN, who will be talking us through the LGA High Impact Change Model - Improving health and wellbeing through housing.


  • David Finch- Assistant Director of the Healthy Lives team at TheHealth Foundation, who will be exploring the key policy steps to ensure homes support health in terms of quality, security, and affordability.


  • Liz Parsons - Head of Public Health โ€“ Built Environment and Social Housing, across Milton Keynes City, Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough councils


More speakers to be announced!

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Speakers

  • Lois Beech (Consultancy and Partnerships Manager at Housing LIN)

    Lois Beech

    Consultancy and Partnerships Manager at Housing LIN

    Lois is responsible for managing the delivery of consultancy, research and advisory services provided by the Housing LIN. She is experienced in qualitative research in relation to housing and ageing and is skilled at research analysis, synthesis and interpretation.

    She has experience of working in a range of Housing LIN’s projects, including in older people’s housing and supported housing services including with local authorities.

    Her recent projects with a high public profile include, acting as the secretariat for the APPG on Housing and Care for Older People Inquiry into the Regeneration of Outdated Sheltered Housing. Authoring the Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (TAPPI) report which scopes out the need for a framework to support others to implement technology that supports independence in the home. Leading on the research with Ipsos into the housing needs and preference of older people in later life which the Housing LIN and Ipsos are working on to develop a modelling tool.

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  • David Finch (Assistant Director - Healthy Lives team of The Health Foundation)

    David Finch

    Assistant Director - Healthy Lives team of The Health Foundation

    David joined the Health Foundation in May 2018 and currently leads a programme of work developing policy and analysis related to the wider determinants of health. His work focuses the role that social and economic policy and business can play in improving health, and understanding the influence that health has on social and economic outcomes of people and places.

    Previously David worked for the Resolution Foundation as a Senior Fellow working on a range of issues including tax and benefit policy with a focus on Universal Credit, calculating the Living Wage, demographics, pensions and pay progression.

    Prior to this, he worked as an Economic Adviser at the Department for Work and Pensions on areas including childcare and state pensions.

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