20 January 2026

Rapid Participatory Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of the Introduction of a National Lung Cancer Screening Programme in Wales

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 […]

28 October 2025

Global Health in All Policies Survey 2025

👉 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 […]

30 July 2025

Health in Planning: The role of health in Local Development Plans in Wales

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 […]

16 May 2024

Assessing public health implications of free trade agreements: The comprehensive and progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

In 2016, the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union, which was surrounded by political and social uncertainty. The United Kingdom now negotiates its own trade agreements, and in March 2023, it agreed to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP). A health impact assessment (HIA) was undertaken in 2022–23 to predict […]

18 December 2023

New Report: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women, Employment and Health Inequalities

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 […]

14 December 2023

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 […]

12 October 2023

Event: Protecting health and wellbeing in the climate crisis

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 […]

18 July 2023

New Report: Climate Change in Wales: Health Impact Assessment

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 […]

11 July 2023

New report: The health, well-being and equity impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Agreement on Wales

This report provides a short summary of the findings of a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Agreement on Wales. This report is a high-level, evidence-based strategic overview. It summarises the main health, well-being and equity impacts that could potentially occur in the short and longer-term following the UK’s […]