Proportion of children with a healthy weight comparable to pre-pandemic levels but issues remain
The number of children aged 4-5 years who were of a healthy weight is broadly similar to that of pre-pandemic levels, in the six health boards that have submitted data to the 2021-22 Child Measurement Programme published today by Public Health Wales.
International collaborations on health bring mutual benefits for all
The International Health Coordination Centre (IHCC) at Public Health Wales has detailed how supporting, strengthening and championing international and global health activity directly benefits people in Wales and beyond.
Public Health Wales reassures parents after cluster of enterovirus cases investigated
Public Health Wales doctors are reassuring parents after a very small number of cases of a rare complication of enterovirus has caused myocarditis in very young babies.
Call for big business to do more to help consumers tackle climate change
This report presents findings from the February
March 2023 survey,
covering issues including screening, sustainability, campaigns and current
concerns.
Scoping report identifies factors as potential barriers and facilitators to accessing and participation of prehabilitation interventions
An agile scoping review of secondary evidence by the Evidence Service at Public Health Wales has aimed to establish the existing evidence around maximising prehabilitation interventions.
Proportion of people using the internet frequently to manage their health has almost doubled
The proportion of people in Wales who used the internet and digital technology to manage their health nearly doubled from 25 per cent in 2019/20 to 46 per cent in 2020/21, according to research published today by Public Health Wales