Fishing community’s health and wellbeing needs to be at the centre of Brexit response – new report
A new report highlights the importance of protecting the wellbeing of Welsh fishing communities as they face up to the uncertainty and potential detrimental economic impact of Brexit. The publication, co-authored by Public Health Wales and the Mental Health Foundation, identifies the health and wellbeing impacts of the many challenges and uncertainties facing fishing communities in Wales. […]
WHIASU ‘Participatory and Equity Focussed Health Impact Assessment (HIA)’ Webinar
Thank you to all those who registered and joined the ‘Participatory and Equity Focussed Health Impact Assessment (HIA)’ webinar, which was delivered by the Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU), World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre on ‘Investment for Health and Wellbeing’, Public Health Wales on 5th March 2020. There was much interest in […]
Public Health England hosting webinar entitled: The impact on mental wellbeing of the COVID-19 pandemic – Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment as a tool in identifying issues and planning actions
This webinar will take place on Wednesday 2nd September, between 10 am and 11 am and will be chaired by Nerys Edmonds from the Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU). For further information, including an overview of what will be discussed and a list of speakers, and to register for the event please click […]
A Health Impact Assessment of the ‘Staying at Home and Social Distancing Policy’ in Wales in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Main Findings report published
The Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health and Well-being, Public Health Wales published ‘A Health Impact Assessment of the Staying at Home and Social Distancing Policy in Wales in response to COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Summary‘ on 22nd June 2020. Following on from this, the Main Findings report and […]
The merits of using Health Impact Assessment in the planning of urban ‘car-free-day’ interventions – a case study from Cardiff, Wales UK
Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to health (WHO, 2016). One approach trialled by Cardiff Council to reduce air pollution from traffic sources is to make urban streets traffic-free and promote active, sustainable travel. But how can the success of such an intervention be assessed? Could opportunities to reduce air pollution coincide with opportunities […]
Quality Assurance Framework and new interactive checklists and tools available
Please see below WHIASU’s Quality Assurance Framework, along with our newly designed interactive tools and checklists. WHIASU Quality Assurance Framework WHIASU Scoping Template WHIASU Health Impact Assessment Workshop Record WHIASU Population Groups Checklist WHIASU HIA Overview
Placemaking, Health & Wellbeing Workshop, Cardiff
The Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU) delivered ‘Placemaking, Health & Wellbeing Workshop’ in Cardiff on 30th January 2020. Themes for the day focused on provided diverse examples and perspectives of collaboration and good practice between health and spatial planning. Two interactive group activities occurred for participants to discuss and consider opportunities for collaborative […]
Online documentation of the preconference Health Impact Assessment (HIA) institutionalization and multisectoral collaboration in Europe
We are happy to inform you, that the abstracts and presentations of the pre-conference “Health Impact Assessment (HIA) institutionalization and multisectoral collaboration in Europe”, held on 20th November 2019 in marseille are online now.
WHIASU Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework Case Study Published
A case study on how WHIASU used the Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework to develop a skills and knowledge framework for Health Impact Assessment practice was published today by Public Health England. This is the first skills and knowledge framework and workforce development pathway developed for HIA practice. You can read the case study […]