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From fast food to flood risk: how planning decisions affect our health and wellbeing 

Public Health Wales and the Welsh NHS Confederation have today published a new explainer showing how decisions about housing, transport, green space and food environments are directly influencing the nation’s […]

New review backs current Help Me Quit approach on smoking harm reduction 

Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of disease and death in Wales. There is increasing interest in whether harm reduction pathways, like cutting down smoking before quitting, maybe more effective at reducing harms from smoking […]

Public Health Wales and Cardiff University agree new research partnership to improve health in Wales 

Public Health Wales and Cardiff University have signed a new three-year agreement to work together on research that can help improve health and reduce health inequalities in Wales.  The agreement […]

Registration for the Welsh Public Health Conference 2026 is now open

Registration is now open for the Welsh Public Health Conference 2026, taking place on Tuesday 13 October at Glamorgan Cricket, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.    This one-day, in-person event will bring together more than […]

Child poverty in Wales linked to wider pressures facing families

People in Wales recognise the harm child poverty can do to children’s health, development and well-being, and support action to reduce the pressures families face across housing, work, childcare and living costs.  A Time to Talk […]

Public Health Wales welcomes £8m grant to transform weight management services in Wales 

Public Health Wales, with support from Life Sciences Hub Wales, has been awarded £8m of grant funding from Innovate UK to develop innovative weight management services in Wales. The award […]

Public Health Wales warns of dangers of cold water shock when jumping into open water in the heatwave 

Public Health Wales is asking people to be aware of the dangers of cold water shock in the current heatwave, and say that people should enter the water gradually at first.    Cold water shock happens when people jump straight into cold water rather than getting […]

Public Health Wales urges immediate action as red heat warning comes into force

Public Health Wales is urging people across Wales to stay safe and check on family, friends and neighbours as a red weather warning for extreme heat comes into force.  While warm weather may be welcome, […]

Public Health Wales issues advice to stay safe as red weather warning issued 

Public health experts are issuing an urgent call for people across Wales to look out for one another, as the country faces a period of extreme heat. Heat-related illness can affect […]

Half of year six children in Wales report using social media, data shows 

The first publication of The Schools Health Research Network (SHRN) primary school data dashboard, analysed by Public Health Wales, shows that more than half (53.3 per cent) of girls in year six of primary schools – those aged 10 and […]