The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Public Health Wales’ Policy, Research and International Development Directorate as a WHO Collaborating Centre on ‘Investment for Health and Well-being’. The designation recognises Public Health Wales as a world leading authority on supporting investment in people’s health and well-being, driving sustainable development and promoting prosperity for all. This […]

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 […]

The first ever HIA of a public toilets strategy was undertaken in Anglesey in 2016 to inform decisions in relation to the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 and also the need for local authorities to prepare a Toilet Strategy. It has since informed the Welsh Government Toilet Strategy which is out for consultation currently and […]

Cardiff City Council have just published a Supplementary Planning Guidance to support and enable healthy planning and policy in the city. It was produced by the Planning Department with the input of the local public health team. It was also amended after consultation with a wide range of stakeholders including PHW and WHIASU. For more […]

This case study outlines the approach of a prospective Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to re-develop an existing reactive framework for managing the night-time economy in Wales. Inclusion of a range of stakeholders in the process enabled the reformulation of realistic proactive objectives which account for both health and well-being. This article highlights the benefits of […]

Following the passage of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017, which includes a duty on public bodies to carry out health impact assessments (HIAs) in specific circumstances, this briefing available in English only provides supporting information about the application of HIA in the housing sector including Housing Associations (HAs).

On Tuesday 16th May the Public Health (Wales) Bill 2016 was passed in the Welsh Senedd. Amongst the components included within it, there is the requirement for HIAs to become a statutory process for Public Bodies in Wales. Part 6 of the Bill states that broad HIA (considering health and mental wellbeing and inequalities) will […]

The Wales HIA Support Unit has been working closely with Denbighshire County Council over a number of years to support healthy planning policy including through the application of HIA to a range of plans and projects. The most recent example has been the first ever HIA of an Open Space Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG). The […]

WHIASU has recently been invited to present at a number of national and international conferences and events. The posters and presentations are now available. International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA) Conference 2015 Leading from the Front; HIA in Wales Quality Assuring HIA Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Cymru 2015/Welsh Public Health Conference 2014 Evidence Review […]