Health Impact Assessment (HIA) statutory regulations for Wales consultation documents published
The HIA statutory regulations for Wales consultation documents were published on 29th December by Welsh Government. The consultation is open until 29th March 2024. The consultation documents and guidance on how to respond can be found here: Health impact assessment regulations | GOV.WALES
New report: The public health impact of public bodies refocusing on waste reduction and reuse in Wales
The report – ‘Circular Economies and Sustainable Health and Well-being: The public health impact of public bodies refocusing on waste reduction and reuse in Wales’, details how implementing policies to reduce and re-use waste, alongside recycling schemes will have possible significant positive impacts on health and well-being for the whole population of Wales. These include […]
Rising to the Triple Challenge of Brexit, COVID-19 and Climate Change for health, well-being and equity in Wales, Spotlight on: Rural Communities
A new report published by Public Health Wales highlights how the combined influences of Brexit, Coronavirus and climate change will potentially see rural communities in Wales experience a time of great change, with both opportunities and negative impacts to navigate. This Spotlight Paper focuses on the issues that Rural communities may face now and in […]
Maximising health and well-being opportunities for spatial planning in the COVID-19 pandemic recovery
Collaboration between policy makers and practitioners in spatial planning with colleagues in health is vital in order to maximise health and well-being opportunities in the recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from Public Health Wales. The report is being published ahead of an event ‘Creating healthy places and spaces: a collaborative […]
No place like home? Exploring the health and well-being impact of COVID-19 on housing and housing insecurity
Today the Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU) and Policy Team in the WHO CC on ‘Investment for Health and Wellbeing’, Public Health Wales have published ‘No place like home? Exploring the health and well-being impact of COVID-19 on housing and housing insecurity’. This comprehensive and participatory Health Impact Assessment (HIA) explores the health […]
New resource highlights health impacts of climate change
Public Health Wales has published a series of infographics highlighting the importance of climate change impact on the health and wellbeing of the population of Wales, and to support public bodies and businesses to take action to address any impacts. Launched to coincide with the Council of Parties 26 (COP26), the infographics focus on the […]
Rising to the Triple Challenge of Brexit, COVID-19 and Climate Change for health, well-being and equity in Wales Spotlight on: Food Security
The Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU), WHO CC Directorate for ‘Investment in Health and Well-being’ has today published a second short report which unpicks some of the cumulative impacts of Brexit, COVID-19 and climate change on health and wellbeing in Wales. Following on from ‘Rising to the Triple Challenge of Brexit, COVID-19 and […]
New toolkit enables health to be built into future land planning
Public Health Wales has created a practical Health Impact Assessment (HIA) toolkit that will enable planners to easily integrate health into their development plans for the future. Designed to help further the collaboration between planning and public health sectors in Wales the resource aims to maximise positive health and wellbeing outcomes through land use planning […]
Using health impact assessment (HIA) to understand the wider health and wellbeing implications of policy decisions: the COVID-19 ‘staying at home and social distancing policy’ in Wales
This paper focusses on a HIA of the ‘Staying at Home and Social Distancing Policy’ or ‘lockdown’ in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales conducted by the Welsh national public health institute. It describes the process and findings, captures the learning and discusses how the process has been used to better understand the wider […]