As the festive season gets into full swing, experts at Public Health Wales are reminding people that while it's the season to share gifts, food and celebrations, sharing germs is a lot less fun and can have serious consequences for vulnerable people in our families and communities.
Public Health Wales’s latest Screening Inequities report shows that people living in the most deprived communities in Wales are less likely to take up their offer of screening compared to those living in the least deprived communities.
The Behavioural Science Unit at Public Health Wales has released a new report designed to help policy makers understand the breadth of behaviour change intervention types required to change population behaviours.
This report contains sensitive content which refers to details on deaths by suspected suicide.
Public Health Wales has published its second biodiversity action plan which outlines the work that it will undertake as part of its duty under the Environment Act. The plan is focused on the importance of biodiversity for health and well-being and the actions Public Health Wales will take to be a champion for nature.
Public Health Wales has published a useful guide to help parents and carers who are worried their child may be vaping.
Significant progress has been made against an action plan to improve weight management support in primary and community care, according to a new report by Public Health Wales.
If you’re young, female, in an ethnic minority, have a disability or are in poor health, you are more likely to report lower mental wellbeing. That is the finding of a survey of over 1200 people in Wales.
Environmental and social factors are the main barriers stopping people from taking action on their weight, rather than a lack of knowledge or skills, according to the latest Time to Talk Public Health survey.
A report from the First 1000 Days programme at Public Health Wales has identified six priority areas for action and says that making small changes to the way that things are done in these areas can deliver a huge difference to families across Wales.