Policy Options

Resources for policymakers, supported by scientific evidence and economic analysis, to inform the development of future policies.

Policy options, backed up by robust scientific evidence generated during the project, will be published in a policy briefing at the end of the project. The options will consider current policy and help inform the development of future policies at local, regional, national and EU levels. The policy options will incorporate economic aspects and ‘what-if’ scenarios, via the Economic Simulation Platform, to ensure that the associated costs and benefits associated are also provided to policymakers.

To enable more effective translation of the research findings into potential social innovations and real policy change, two ‘Science Connecting Policy’ workshops will be held during the project. The first workshop, held in June 2021, allowed policymakers early engagement with the project. The second will be used to disseminate the policy options resulting from the LongITools project.

Timescale for completion: Winter 2024

Lead Partner

Contact Johanne Boulding

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News / Thu 18 Jan

Air pollutants affect cardiometabolic health even at low levels, but diet may mitigate the outcomes

New LongITools study finds exposure to air pollutants was associated with adverse changes in cardiometabolic risk factors.

News / Mon 15 Jan

New study reveals that maternal education levels during pregnancy are linked with epigenetic markers in the child

Study's findings suggests that socioeconomic factors, especially maternal education, can have a lasting impact on a child’s health and well-being.

Blog / Tue 31 Oct 2023

Building healthier, more equitable urban areas through exposome research

In this EHEN blog by LongITools we explore the urban exposome and some of the initiatives creating healthier urban environments.

News / Wed 11 Oct 2023

Navigating the Urban Exposome for Policy Solutions

A summary and a recording of the latest LongITools policy forum focused on urban health.

Blog / Tue 19 Sep 2023

Understanding Air Pollution Risks: Communicating Effectively in the WHO European Region

LongITools researchers contribute to report providing overview of air quality indexes and suggestions to help improve future risk communication.

News / Tue 4 Jul 2023

Diabetes and the Exposome: Bridging Knowledge Gaps for Improved Health

A summary and a recording of the latest LongITools policy forum focused on diabetes and the exposome.

News / Tue 20 Jun 2023

Highlights from the EHEN Scientific Meeting and Research-Policy Event 2023

Around 140 attendees from the nine EHEN projects gathered to talk and exchange on everything exposome.

Blog / Fri 14 Oct 2022

The challenges of cardiovascular disease and the unworried unwell

On World Heart Day 2022, our policy forum brought together a broad range of stakeholders offering perspectives on cardiovascular disease.

Updates

Mon 30 Oct

Next policy forum

The LongITools policy forums take place every six months and the next event will be held in May 2024. Please email Claire Webster to register your interest for this or future events.

Wed 11 Oct

Policy Forum #5: Navigating the Urban Exposome

Our latest policy forum was held on 28th September 2023 and focused on urban health. It brought together various stakeholders to discuss topics such as urban planning, healthy cities, and quality of life, as well as the latest exposome research in this area. Find out more and access the recording in this blog.

Tue 25 Jul

Policy Forum #4: Diabetes and the Exposome

Our fourth policy forum was held on 10th May 2023. Speakers talked about the impact that diabetes can have on people's lives and on society and LongITools and Expanse researchers presented their latest and preliminary exposome research findings relating to diabetes. Find out more and access the recording in this blog.