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Health knowledge as a commons: the potential for innovation in

WEBOne of the goals for any future health system is to ensure that the best available knowledge reaches decision makers in real time. This applies whether decision …

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Six initiatives opening up health innovation around the world

WEBHealth policymakers and leaders are starting to realise this. Our new report, Open Innovation in Health, explores how governments, researchers, companies, practitioners, …

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A healthy life Nesta

WEBOur goal. Our goal is to help people live longer, healthier lives by halving the number of people with obesity in the UK over the ten years to 2030. We will do this by: making food …

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Open innovation in health: A guide to transforming healthcare

WEBOpen innovation at this stage can take the form of collaborating to tackle neglected health issues, for example through challenge prizes and data-sharing …

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Targeting the health of the nation Nesta

WEBA new policy recommendation for health targets for major retailers that could reduce obesity in Britain by approximately 23% and help four million people …

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Modelling ways to improve our health: what would be required to …

WEBNesta’s goal is to halve the prevalence of obesity by 2030. This means that we want obesity levels to return to the same level they were in the early 1990s. To do …

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Health as a Social Movement: The Power of People in Movements

WEBPeople working together in social movements have changed how we experience health and the systems that shape it: reducing stigma around issues like …

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What do people value in health and social care

WEBDefine these impacts in a longer term view, and around what matters most to people (for example, wellbeing, independence, control, social connectedness, …

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Mental health: A snapshot of trends and technologies Nesta

WEBThe debate at the event made it clear the extent to which the ‘mental health tech’ space now encompasses a much broader and diverse range of tools, analytical …

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At the heart of health: Realising the value of people and

WEBMental and physical health and wellbeing. Person- and community-centred approaches have been shown to increase people’s self-efficacy and confidence to manage their …

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Green editing: The environmental benefits of gene-tweaking

WEBA recent study used CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing to partially restore the function of the responsible gene in dogs, giving new hope for the development of a future cure for …

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Examining the impact of loneliness and social isolation on health

WEBPrevious research has established a relationship between loneliness (the subjective feeling of being alone) and social isolation (an objective lack of social contacts and interactions) …

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Realising the Value Nesta

WEBRealising the Value was a programme funded by NHS England to support the NHS Five Year Forward View. It ran from May 2015 to November 2016. The NHS …

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Social approaches to mental health Nesta

WEBA broad coalition of service user groups and professional organisations of social workers and clinicians has connected together to challenge traditional approaches to mental …

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Nesta Health 2019

WEBThe Nesta’s 2019 Future of People Powered Health Summit will reimagine leadership. The Summit is an action-orientated day to bring together leaders from across …

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Changing Minds about Changing Behaviours: Obesity in focus

WEBJames Farrington. Changing Minds about Changing Behaviours: Obesity in focus. Downloads. It's increasingly clear that reducing obesity requires healthy food to …

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Food for Thought: improving the healthiness of school food in Wales

WEBEnergy density is the number of calories in a given weight of food. Crisps are a high-energy density food, with about 500 calories of energy per 100g; carrot sticks are …

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Community Health Agent Programme, Brazil Nesta

WEBThe Brazilian Community Health Agent Programme (O Programa dos Agentes Comunitários de Saúde) forms part of the Brazilian Family Health Strategy (FHS), a …

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Trends in adult overweight and obesity in England from 2019-2021

WEBBack to top. New data from the Health Survey for England shows that around a quarter of adults in England were obese in 2021.

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