Louise Marshall Senior public health fellow

Louise Marshall joined the Health Foundation in December 2014 as Senior Public Health Fellow, first in the Economics team and since 2017 in the Healthy Lives team.
Before joining the Health Foundation, Louise worked in public health roles spanning policy, practice and research during public health specialty training. Prior to this, she was a postdoctoral scientist in public health nutrition.
Louise has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in Public Health Nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and an MPhil in Public Health from the University of Cambridge.
Louise is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health and a Member of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. She is also an Honorary Consultant in Public Health at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Latest articles
Blog
Building a healthy society: the role of local government
Conversations with local government leaders helped identify six key elements to building a...
Blog
Local action on health inequalities: introducing ‘Shaping Places for Healthier Lives’
Louise Marshall outlines the Health Foundation’s work with the Local Government Association, funding...
Analysis
Addressing the leading risk factors for ill health
This report summarises recent trends related to smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity and harmful...
Chart
Why greater investment in the public health grant should be a priority
The public health grant has been cut by 24% on a real-terms per capita basis since 2015/16. We...
Briefing
Improving the nation’s health
In light of COVID-19 and the government’s decision to abolish Public Health England (PHE), this...
Blog
Emerging evidence on COVID-19’s impact on health and health inequalities linked to housing
We explore the impact of housing on health and health inequalities, likely to have been increased in...
Blog
Emerging evidence on health inequalities and COVID-19: July 2020
Louise Marshall gives our third round up of the emerging evidence on COVID-19 and inequalities for...
Blog
Emerging evidence of COVID-19’s unequal mental health impacts on health and social care staff
As we begin to take stock of the unprecedented impact of the pandemic so far, we explore the mental...
Blog
Emerging evidence on health inequalities and COVID-19: June 2020
Louise Marshall gives our second round up of the emerging evidence on COVID-19 and inequalities for...
Blog
Emerging evidence on COVID-19’s impact on mental health and health inequalities
We explore the impact of the pandemic on mental health and how some groups are affected more than...
Blog
Emerging evidence on health inequalities and COVID-19: May 2020
The global pandemic is bringing health inequalities into sharp focus. Louise Marshall gives our...
Analysis
Mortality and life expectancy trends in the UK
Since 2011 improvements in life expectancy in the UK have stalled, and for certain groups of the...
Briefing
Reframing the conversation on the social determinants of health
Analysis of public understanding, expert opinion and the media narrative around health, based on...
Thought paper
The local health environment
The CMO’s annual report 2019 considers what the state of the public’s health in England in 2040...
Briefing
The nation's health as an asset
A briefing that asks: what is the social and economic value of maintaining and improving people's...
Blog
Building the evidence around the social and economic value of health
We know a lot about the impact of the social and economic determinants on people’s health. However,...
Analysis
Towards an effective NHS payment system: eight principles
How current payment systems impact on those providing care to patients by considering what works...
Blog
The economic case for preventing ill health
Potentially preventable physical and mental health conditions, including some cardiovascular...
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