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It’s pretty obvious these days that food is vital to health. What we eat affects our physical and mental health, our risk of disease, our weight, and, for millions of children around the world, whether they live to see their fifth birthday.

In the last of three blogs on the work of Community Connectors we focus on some of the most innovative solutions they have developed to overcome local challenges

In our second of three blogs about Community Connectors, we look at the importance of local networks in tackling loneliness.

In the first of three blogs about Community Connectors, we look at their work to address the stigma around loneliness.

Mary is in her late sixties and lives alone. She has diabetes, angina and hypertension. Her hearing is deteriorating and her mobility is becoming difficult. Everyday normal things are a struggle for Mary. 

We've pulled together the learnings from the recent meeting of the Loneliness Action Group, a partnership convened and supported by the British Red Cross and the Co-op.

If “sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium” and “sitting is the new smoking” then what needs to change? ​Is it individuals, their habits and the choices they make? Or is it in fact their environments, the places where they live, work and socialise, that will determine whether or not they will live long healthy lives?

Why is behavioural science important in health? ​The operating manual for a healthy human mind and body is not a simple one. Successful maintenance requires us to make decisions based on uncertain futures, confront fear and embarrassment, and stick to habits often at odds with modern life.

What “something” are our communities missing which would draw people of all ages together and create a societal shift towards civic mindfulness, wellness and productivity?

Social challenges are as tough and engrained as ever. With the increasing strain on health and care services, the mantra ‘more for less’ has become deafening and, on occasion, paralysing.