13 November 2019

WHIASU Autumn Newsletter

The WHIASU team would like to share with you their latest news and achievements over the past couple of months, please click here to view the newsletter.

11 October 2019

Brexit HIA – new short report published today

Today the Wales HIA Support Unit and Public Health Wales have published ‘The Public Health Implications of Brexit in Wales: A Health Impact Assessment approach – A Rapid Review and Update’. This is a short supplementary follow up report and builds on a detailed analysis, The Public Health Implications of Brexit in Wales: A Health […]

4 October 2019

Rapid HIA Training Sessions

New dates have been released for the Rapid HIA Training Sessions in January and March 2020. Please click here for further details on the course. Please click here for the registration form. If you require any further details or need assistance please contact Vicky Smith([email protected])

30 September 2019

Supporting Farming Communities at times of uncertainty

The Research and Evidence Directorate have released a new report ‘Supporting Farming Communities at times of uncertainty’. Please click here to see the report.

22 August 2019

POSTPONED: Introduction to Health Impact Assessment Training Session

The session planned for Tuesday, 3rd of March in North Wales has been postponed until further notice. New dates will be released in due course. The session will cover: A basic understanding of HIA, what it is and how it is done; the underpinning values and components of a high quality HIA; an overview of […]

2 July 2019

WHIASU Training and Capacity Building Framework for Health Impact Assessment published

WHIASU Training and Capacity Building Framework for Health Impact Assessment published The Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit have published a framework for training and capacity building in HIA this week. The technical report sets out an underpinning framework for the WHIASU’s approach to the design, development, delivery and evaluation of training and capacity building […]

24 June 2019

WHIASU Presentation at “Welsh Policy and Politics in Unprecedented Times” event

WHIASU Presentation at “Welsh Policy and Politics in Unprecedented Times” event. Nerys Edmonds from WHIASU delivered a presentation on the “Public Health Implications of Brexit: A HIA approach” at an event hosted by the Wales Centre for Public Policy on “Welsh Policy and Politics in Unprecedented Times” on May 24th 2019 at Swansea University. . […]

7 May 2019

WHIASU Featured in Public Health Network Cymru E-bulletin

The April 2019 edition of the Public Health Network Cymru e-bulletin focuses on ‘Futures and Health’. The recent HIA on the public health implications of Brexit in Wales is featured as one of the articles in the e-bulletin. Liz Green, Programme Director for Health Impact Assessment, has also recorded a podcast for Public Health Network […]

30 January 2019

WHIASU Publish New Newsletter

The Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU) have published the Winter 2018/19 edition of their newsletter. The latest edition contains a range of articles including an update on the WHO Collaborating Centre for ‘Investment for Health and Wellbeing’, an update on the Harmonising Public Health and Land Use Planning work, and suggestions for useful […]