Category: Health and Wellbeing

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 […]

👉 Access the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MFPY2QQ The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. You may pause and return to it as needed—your responses will be saved page by page. Participation is voluntary, and all data will be treated confidentially. Results will be reported in aggregate form only; individual responses will not be identifiable. Who […]

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 […]

Health Impact Assessment and Social Return on Investment – Capturing the health impacts and social value of public health Wednesday 28th August 2024, 10:00 – 11:00 This next webinar in the WHIASU HIA network series of events will explore the concept of social value and its relationship with Health Impact Assessment (HIA).  We will look […]

The infographic summarises the findings, looking at the Population Groups and Determinants of Health impacted, along with the key statistics, mitigating actions and potential areas of future research. The Explanatory Note goes into further detail on the above, giving a breakdown of the evidence that informed our positive and negative findings on women, employment and […]

Are you involved with planning a local climate risk assessment? Would you like to learn more about how people and communities in Wales are vulnerable to climate change? Then join us for our next online conference. This conference will support people who work with Public Service Boards (PSBs) or Public Bodies who are planning or […]

Below is a round-up of publications from members of the WHIASU team which we have not previously published that might be of interest. Exploring the social value of Public Health Institutes: An international scoping survey and expert interviews Making the case for investing in preventative public health by illustrating not only the health impact but […]

This health impact assessment (HIA) is a strategic and comprehensive appraisal of the potential implications of climate change on population health in Wales. It provides robust evidence to inform public bodies, agencies and organisations in their preparations for, and responses to, climate change and climate change events. It aims to support adoption of policies and […]