AYPH has joined the End Child Poverty Coalition

AYPH has joined the End Child Poverty Coalition

It is impossible to ignore the links between poverty and health outcomes. That’s why we’ve joined the End Child Poverty Coalition, to make sure that all young people have an equal opportunity to lead healthy lives. Encouraging efforts to reduce the health inequalities...
Ethnicity and young people’s health inequalities

Ethnicity and young people’s health inequalities

In this blog post, Rachael McKeown explores the evidence on the health inequalities experienced by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds. New AYPH reports present the latest available data and experiences of young people who took part in a youth panel....
Reducing healthcare inequalities for children and young people

Reducing healthcare inequalities for children and young people

NHS England have released a new version of their ‘Core20PLUS5’ approach for reducing health inequalities. But this time, it is focused on children and young people. In this blog post, AYPH’s Rachael McKeown reflects on the progress made so far, what more can be done...
The latest on adolescent health from Europe

The latest on adolescent health from Europe

Earlier this month Rachael McKeown, AYPH Policy Fellow, attended the International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH) conference in Athens. In this blog post, she summarises the main topics and themes from the event, which highlights the importance of learning...
How is climate change impacting young people’s health in the UK?

How is climate change impacting young people’s health in the UK?

Our youth-led inquiry will look into the effects of climate change on young people’s health. This is the result of nearly two years of work! Since recruiting a group of amazing young people for our Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) back in summer 2020, we have been working...