Save the Date! Spatial planning, public health and health service policies: opportunities for improving health and addressing inequalities
Thursday 8th February 2024 9:30am – 12.30pm (online) Following last year’s successful event, the Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU), Public Health Wales (PHW) is hosting its annual event supported by Public Health Network Cymru to bring together professionals working in, or with an interest in, health and spatial planning. Audience: The event is […]
TCPA Launch New Report on Reuniting Health with Planning
On Monday January 21st 2019, the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) launched a new report in the House of Commons titled “The State of the Union. Reuniting Health with Planning in Promoting Healthy Communities.” (available in English only.) This report provides a picture of the effectiveness of the collaboration between the planning, public health […]
Briefing Paper Published on Obesity, Hot Food Outlets and Planning in Cardiff
Cardiff Council and Cardiff and Vale Public Health Team have worked in partnership to develop a briefing paper on the topic of ‘Obesity, Hot Food Outlets and Planning in Cardiff’ which investigates whether there is an association between deprivation, hot food outlets and childhood obesity. The paper provides an overview of the approach taken, highlights […]
Health in Planning Assessments
In the latest edition of Planning in London, Michael Chang (Town and Country Planning Association), Liz Green (WHIASU) and Jenny Dunwoody (Arup) provided an overview of opportunities to integrate health considerations in a range of assessments in the process. These include the Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and the Health Impact Assessment. This article […]
New guide – Creating healthier places and spaces for our present and future generations
A new guide ‘Creating healthier places and spaces for our present and future generations‘ has recently been published by Public Health Wales. It has been created to support Public Services Boards, public bodies, cross sector organisations and individuals take forward actions that address and enhance the health and well-being opportunities afforded by the natural and […]
Planning for Better Health and Wellbeing in Wales Resources
If you work within the planning or health sector the following five resources taken from the ‘Planning for Better Health and Well-Being in Wales’ document will be of interest to you; Resource 1 Checklist for aligning local development policies and planning decisions with Planning Policy Wales.pdf Resource 2 Process for Public Health Involvement in Development […]