News

07 May 19

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 Cymru.

07 May 19

If you are a Health Impact Assessment Practitioner, please spare 10 minutes to complete the following survey on HIA global practice and guidance documents.

23 April 19

Registration is now open for the Pre-Conference to the 12th European Public Health Conference, 'Health Impact Assessment (HIA) institutionalization and multisectoral collaboration in Europe', in Marseille, France, 20 November 2019. Abstract submission for the pre-conference is open until May 1st.

30 January 19

WHIASU's Winter 2018/19 newsletter is now available to read. This latest edition contains articles on the WHO Collaborating Centre for Investment for Health and Wellbeing, harmonising public health and land use planning, and recent presentations.

22 January 19

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." WHIASU and Public Health Wales were one of six organisations across England and Wales to collaborate on this report.

21 January 19

A half day introduction to HIA and a half day introduction to mental wellbeing impact assessment (MWIA) will be held in Cardiff on 8th April 2019.

21 January 19

Published today by Public Health Wales, the Health Impact Assessment of Brexit examines the potential effects of Brexit on the short, medium and long-term health of people living in Wales.

15 January 19

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.

09 January 19

Nerys Edmonds, Senior Public Health Practitioner in WHIASU, recently presented on “Identifying the Health and Wellbeing Impacts of Environmental Programmes using Health Impact Assessment: Case Studies from Wales” at the Wales Biodiversity conference.

07 January 19

WHIASU have released new dates for their Rapid Health Impact Assessment Competency Course which starts in April 2019 in Llandrindod Wells.