Louise Marshall Senior public health fellow

Healthy Lives team
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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

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Conversations with local government leaders helped identify six key elements to building a...

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Local action on health inequalities: introducing ‘Shaping Places for Healthier Lives’

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Louise Marshall outlines the Health Foundation’s work with the Local Government Association, funding...

Analysis

Addressing the leading risk factors for ill health

Analysis

This report summarises recent trends related to smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity and harmful...

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Why greater investment in the public health grant should be a priority

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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

Briefing

In light of COVID-19 and the government’s decision to abolish Public Health England (PHE), this...

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Emerging evidence on COVID-19’s impact on health and health inequalities linked to housing

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We explore the impact of housing on health and health inequalities, likely to have been increased in...

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Emerging evidence on health inequalities and COVID-19: July 2020

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Louise Marshall gives our third round up of the emerging evidence on COVID-19 and inequalities for...

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Emerging evidence of COVID-19’s unequal mental health impacts on health and social care staff

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As we begin to take stock of the unprecedented impact of the pandemic so far, we explore the mental...

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Emerging evidence on health inequalities and COVID-19: June 2020

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Louise Marshall gives our second round up of the emerging evidence on COVID-19 and inequalities for...

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Emerging evidence on COVID-19’s impact on mental health and health inequalities

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We explore the impact of the pandemic on mental health and how some groups are affected more than...

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Emerging evidence on health inequalities and COVID-19: May 2020

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The global pandemic is bringing health inequalities into sharp focus. Louise Marshall gives our...

Analysis

Mortality and life expectancy trends in the UK

Analysis

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

Briefing

Analysis of public understanding, expert opinion and the media narrative around health, based on...

Thought paper

The local health environment

Thought paper

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

Briefing

A briefing that asks: what is the social and economic value of maintaining and improving people's...

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Building the evidence around the social and economic value of health

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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

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How current payment systems impact on those providing care to patients by considering what works...

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The economic case for preventing ill health

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Potentially preventable physical and mental health conditions, including some cardiovascular...

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