We study how local environmental factors – such as climate change, pollution, and indoor conditions in homes and schools – shape children’s health and education, with a focus on reducing health inequalities across communities.
Key research areas
- The impact of air pollution and housing quality on respiratory health in early childhood
- Inequalities in access to greenspaces and exposure to air pollution around schools and nurseries in England
- Greenspace access and children’s psychological health and well-being
- Heat during pregnancy and perinatal and infant health
Kids' Environment and Health Cohort
We are also delighted to be leading the Kids' Environment and Health Cohort, a national administrative data birth cohort that will provide a vital resource for research into environmental influences on child health across the UK.
The Environmental Child Health Research Group is part of the Child Health Informatics Group at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.
Proudly collaborating with
- The University of Edinburgh
- University of Bristol
- Tampere University
- Swansea University
- London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine
- City University London
- Imperial College London
- London School of Economics
- Brock University
- UCL Institute of Health Informatics
- UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
Supported by
- ADR UK
- Economics and Social Research Council
- HDR UK
- Medical Research Council
- UCL Health of the Public
- Child Health Research Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Working in partnership with
- Office for National Statistics
- Natural England
- UK Health Security Agency
Contacts
Email: kenvh-cohort@ucl.ac.uk
X: @kenvhc
Instagram: @kids_env_health_cohort
LinkedIn: kenvh
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
30 Guilford Street
WC1N 1EH
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