Unit research Dr Thomas Burgoine recently spoke with the UK innovation agency NESTA about the food environment influences health, and the key role of planning in improving public health.

In the podcast Tom discusses how local authorities are using the Food environment assessment tool (Feat) to help inform their planning decisions about food retail outlets.

Feat enables detailed exploration of the geography of food retail access across England, Scotland and Wales, and is designed around the needs of professionals in public health, environmental health and planning roles, locally and nationally.

You can watch Tom’s discussion with Lauren Bowes Byatt of NESTA below.

• Access Feat www.feat-tool.org.uk
• Read the comprehensive how-to guide
• Any questions? Contact feat-tool@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk