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People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · 6d

We wish to offer our thoughts and solidarity to the Jewish community following the horrific violence in Manchester this morning. We are continuing to work with our Jewish community partners at this difficult time.

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People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · 8d

We're recruiting an independent committee member to support our work on overseeing the finances of the Trust. You will have an interest in social justice, and strong governance & finance experience at a senior level in a charity or business environment. www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/jobs/vacanci...

People’s Health Trust is a national charity working with local communities across Great Britain to address health inequalities through the building blocks…

Tackling health inequalities caused by discrimination

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Aug 15

Read more about the programme and our partners:

www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...

People's Health Trust launches a major new programme which aims to help local people experiencing discrimination to take action and secure positive change…

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People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Aug 15

The programme launches at a time when many communities affected by discrimination feel they live in an increasingly hostile environment amid rises in hate crime, racism, and xenophobia – both at a community and national level.

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Aug 15

Discrimination contributes to people living longer in poor health and dying younger. Some groups are more likely to experience discrimination: racially minoritised communities, people seeking asylum & refugees, older people, women, LGBTQ+ people, and those with health conditions & disabilities.

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Aug 15

The programme will be evaluated by @nihrsphr.bsky.social – with a particular focus on measuring health benefits for local people in participating in the collective campaigning.

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Aug 15

The programme aims to tackle head on the mental and physical health effects of discrimination, creating opportunities for local people to challenge the practices, behaviour and structural conditions that result in this unfair treatment.

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Aug 15

Working with community partners and academics initially in six towns and cities in England, local people will share their experiences of discrimination and develop an action plan for tackling it.

Tackling health inequalities caused by discrimination

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Aug 15

Today we launch Discrimination and Health, a new programme to help local people experiencing discrimination – including racism, homophobia and transphobia, ablism, misogyny, and agism – to take action & secure positive change to benefit their health.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...

People's Health Trust launches a major new programme which aims to help local people experiencing discrimination to take action and secure positive change…

Standing Together: The health impacts of the racist riots on…

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People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 30

Read our full report:
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/publications...

This report lays bare devastating health impacts of the 2024 racist riots on local people, communities, and grassroots organisations across Great Britain,…

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 30

Governments must also address some of the known causes of anger, disengagement and health inequalities, including poor housing, insecure jobs and low income, as means of improving life satisfaction and health outcomes.

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 30

We’re calling on the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments to fully recognise the immediate and longer-lasting mental and physical health impacts of racist violence, including the ongoing impact of the 2024 racist riots.

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 30

We also heard that many of the social and political conditions that led to the racist riots have deteriorated further with genuine fear from the majority of organisations of recurring violence if the material conditions that led to last year’s violence aren’t addressed.

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 30

We heard from over 50 community organisations working with thousands of local people in neighbourhoods worst affected by last year’s racist violence.

62% reported that those they work with are ‘likely’ or ‘very likely’ to experience racist hate crime or violence in the near future.

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 30

1 year on from last summer’s racist riots, our new report highlights experiences of communities across GB who told us that health impacts have been longer-lasting + worsened by increasingly hostile environments, misinformation & harmful politic rhetoric.
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/stories...

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People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 25

Clean air is an essential for good health but it's not available for everyone. Disadvantaged communities experience some of the worst air quality, cutting lives short.

We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.

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People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 25

Support @healthequals.bsky.social to urge MPs to #MakeHealthEqual — starting with the air we breathe.

👉 healthequals.org.uk/is-that-fair...

Last year’s unrest in England ‘has caused lasting harm to communities’

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 25

Clean air is an essential for good health but it's not available for everyone. Disadvantaged communities experience some of the worst air quality, cutting lives short.

We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.

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Health Equals @healthequals.bsky.social · Jul 24

90% of us in Britain live in areas where we’re breathing toxic air. ⚠️

It's not just harming our health but cutting tens of thousands of lives short every year.

Is that fair? Help us call on MPs to #MakeHealthEqual — starting with the air we breathe. 👉https://bit.ly/4kWQ72L

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People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 24

Our new report highlights the experiences of communities affected by last year's racist riots.

Organisations working with thousands of local people told us of the devastating health impacts and genuine fears of recurring violence.
@hannahalothman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Charity says racially motivated riots detrimental to mental and physical health, with Muslim women and girls particularly affected

www.theguardian.com

Mental health support urged for charity staff dealing with 2024 riots aftermath

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · Jul 24

Mental health support urged for charity staff dealing with 2024 riots aftermath @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/mental-...

www.civilsociety.co.uk

Standing Together: The health impacts of the racist riots on…

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 24

Read our full report:
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/publications...

This report lays bare devastating health impacts of the 2024 racist riots on local people, communities, and grassroots organisations across Great Britain,…

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 24

Governments must also address some of the known causes of anger, disengagement and health inequalities, including poor housing, insecure jobs and low income, as means of improving life satisfaction and health outcomes.

People's Health Trust @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social · Jul 24

We’re calling on the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments to fully recognise the immediate and longer-lasting mental and physical health impacts of racist violence, including the ongoing impact of the 2024 racist riots.