Author: Michael Fletcher

We are excited to invite you to talk about your HIA work and experiences at our next HIA Network event on Wednesday the 24th June, from 10:00 – 12:00. It would be a great opportunity to give the platform for those in our Network to present on a piece of HIA-related work they have or […]

Liz Green and Kathryn Ashton of the Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU) recently published an article titled ‘Institutionalisation of health impact assessment. A systematic scoping review and development of a descriptive conceptual framework’ in the journal of Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. The paper is the first practical framework for the field/other nation […]

The Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU) has published two practical guides to assist: These guides outline a structured, evidence-based process designed to support consistent and effective HIA practice. Each guide includes templates, checklists, and links to additional resources to facilitate the HIA process. The Guide for Public Bodies provides step-by-step guidance for public […]

This HIA report was undertaken by the Lung Cancer Screening Project Team, consisting of representatives from across the NHS, which was supported by the Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU), through the facilitation of a HIA participatory workshop. The project team was established in April 2024, with the final report being published in September […]

This briefing paper, developed by the Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU), discusses the potential health, well-being and equity impacts of trade tariffs on the Welsh population. It is aimed at stakeholders in Wales working in the areas of trade, public health and health services to support them to better understand the potential impacts […]

Public Health Wales has published a new guide to support local authorities in Wales to design, plan and create places that enable people to live healthier, happier lives. The Planning Healthy Places guide outlines how health can be embedded in the Local Development Plan (LDP) process, which is the long-term planning framework that sets out […]

A new research report has found that Local Development Plans (LDPs) offer a key opportunity to ensure that the planning system supports the health and wellbeing of people and communities across Wales. The report by Cardiff University, commissioned by Public Health Wales, Delivering Public Health and Well-being Priorities through Local Development Plans in Wales, examined […]

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Local Development Plans (LDPs) guide the development and use of land in a given area, and are statutory documents produced by local authorities and national park authorities across Wales. They identify the scale of growth in a local area for residential, commercial, industrial and recreational purposes, and set out the spatial or location strategy for […]