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Homes for Health: The Public Health Case for Social Housing
This booklet sets out a brief history of housing policy in the UK, and offers a vision for how we can achieve a just future with secure, healthy and affordable homes for all
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Homes for Health: The Public Health Case to Warm Our Homes, Not Our Planet
Transforming our energy system and upgrading our homes will result in a triple win for our planet, our homes, and our economy
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Briefing: Nuclear Militarisation – How it threatens humanity
A new summary of the science of nuclear weapons and the threat they pose to human survival.
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Exploring non-violent resistance amongst healthcare workers – Survey briefing
Our briefing on new research into health workers’ non-violent resistance based on surveys and interviews with Medact members
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A People’s Economy: economic justice & health booklets
Check out our brand new booklets, developed by members of the Economic Justice & Health Group. Each explores the public health case for liveable incomes, secure housing and tax justice.
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The Public Health Case Against the Policing Bill
This briefing argues that the PCSC Bill’s expansion of police power and prisons will in fact harm public health
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Play the health card — the case for climate & health justice at the UN Climate Talks
‘Play the health card the case for climate & health justice at the UN Climate Talks’ was written to lay out the reasoning behind the demands of the Health for […]
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Serious violence measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill undermine public health
A briefing focusing on the risks of harm associated with the proposed Serious Violence Duty (SVD) and Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) in the PCSC Bill.
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Medact & nuclear power: considering our position
Medact consultation briefing The climate crisis is the single biggest threat to public health. Medact has called for the UK to transition to a zero-carbon economy by 2030 as part […]
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The public health case for a Green New Deal
In this new briefing, our Climate & Health Group make the public health case for a transformative Green New Deal.
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Health Versus Wealth? UK economic policy and public health during COVID-19
In this new briefing, our Economic Justice & Health Group shine a light on the UK government’s assumption that the health of the public and the economy are in tension.