Film screening: Unmasking Influence

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School of Social and Political Science

How commercial actors influence policy and public health

Adam House, Basement Theatre,  The University of Edinburgh

<h3>A film screening of Unmasking Influence</h3>Unmasking Influence, a new film about commercial influence on policy and public health, was produced by members of the Commercial Determinants Research Group at the London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine, funded through the SPECTRUM Consortium*.Powerful commercial actors and the actions they take, affect us all, every day of our lives – many are undermining our health, our choices as individuals and as communities, and the sustainability of the planet. They shape what we see, eat, and do, and the science and laws that govern our societies. Yet we hardly talk about them or challenge the way they have become so powerful.Unmasking Influence brings the commercial influences that are shaping our world out of the shadows through the expertise and experiences of people who work to expose and counter these forces. It aims to show why addressing these harmful commercial determinants of health is the major public health issue of our time and why policymakers must act. <blockquote>* The SPECTRUM Consortium was funded (2019-2025) through the UK Prevention Research Partnership (grant reference MR/S037519/1), an initiative funded by UK Research and Innovation Councils, the Department of Health and Social Care (England) and the UK devolved administrations, and leading health research charities. </blockquote>

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Film screening

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