Dr Pia Hardelid
UCL
principal investigator
My research focuses on using routinely collected health data (including birth and death certificates, hospital admission records and general practice databases) for child health research. I have used these data to estimate the effectiveness of influenza vaccines, determine the role of chronic conditions in childhood mortality, and carry out international comparisons of childhood morbidity and mortality.
Alister Baird
UCL
principal scientist
I am a post-doctoral researcher on the Kids’ Environment and Health project. We are developing a novel data resource for researchers to investigate environmental determinants of children’s physical and mental health. I am also involved in research exploring how nature and urban greenspaces can be utilised to promote positive mental well-being in both neurotypical and neurodiverse populations.
Professor Steven Cummins
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
co-investigator
Research interests include the social and environmental determinants of population health and health inequalities; evaluation of complex population health interventions, complex systems thinking, use of natural experiments in evidence-based policy, and the research-policy interface.
