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Primary care save 44,000 kg CO2 in first year of new greener scheme 

Primary care save 44,000 kg CO2 in first year of new greener scheme.

Behaviourally informed communications: A tool 

Public Health Wales has published a new practical tool that details how actively using behavioural science to better understand human behaviour can lead to more effective communication.  

Innovation in digital health technologies hampered by inequities

Persistent differences exist in access to, use of and engagement with digital health technologies between communities and areas across Europe, finds a new paper, co-authored by Public Health Wales and WHO/Europe. 

Adopting a Public Health Approach to Supporting Parents Can Help Give Children Best Start in Life

While vaccinations are the most effective way to save lives and protect public health worldwide, public hesitancy, driven by misinformation, can reduce the success of vaccination programmes, disease elimination, or eradication, says a new report from Public Health Wales. 

Addressing vaccine hesitancy and misinformation protects public health

While vaccinations are the most effective way to save lives and protect public health worldwide, public hesitancy, driven by misinformation, can reduce the success of vaccination programmes, disease elimination, or eradication, says a new report from Public Health Wales. 

People in Wales help others to protect and improve their own mental well-being

Nearly three-quarters of people (73 per cent) in Wales actively choose to help others in order to protect and improve their own mental well-being, according to a new survey released by Public Health Wales.

Procurement doesn't have to cost the earth

Early education, screening by frontline services and continued support through post-recovery are among the actions needed if Wales wants to reduce the devastating harms caused by gambling, says a new report from Public Health Wales.   

Harmful gambling; Early education key to addressing urgent public health issue

Early education, screening by frontline services and continued support through post-recovery are among the actions needed if Wales wants to reduce the devastating harms caused by gambling, says a new report from Public Health Wales.   

Life Expectancy and Mortality in Wales report published

The Public Health Wales Observatory has published its latest report Life Expectancy and Mortality in Wales 2020 , which describes the stalling in life expectancy and mortality improvements in Wales in recent times. 

Statement on HPV vaccination rates in Wales

Dr Chris Johnson, Head of Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme for Public Health Wales, said: 
“In Wales, uptake of the crucial first dose of the HPV vaccine by school year 10 in 2021-22 is high at 83.1 per cent, and is at 72.7 percent for the second dose.