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MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Wales ahead of new academic year
Welsh Government has announced that young people in Wales will be offered a free vaccination against meningococcal B disease (MenB) ahead of the new academic year, in response to a […]
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Public Health Wales report shows gaps in digital health equity remain, but understanding of how to address them grows
A new scoping review from Public Health Wales and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe found that inequities in digital infrastructure between regions risk creating uneven access to innovation. While equity is increasingly referenced in the literature, its […]
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Young adults most at risk from unhealthy food environments
Young adults eat takeaways, ready meals and at cafés and restaurants more than any other age group, according to our new study. A Time to Talk Public Health survey by […]
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Wales’ diabetes crisis is growing faster than predicted — but it doesn’t have to
The number of people living with diabetes in Wales is rising faster than previously projected, new data from NHS Wales has revealed — prompting Public Health Wales and Diabetes UK Cymru to join forces […]
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Cold weather surveillance reports show impact on older people and women
The first annual surveillance report on the impact of cold weather on mortality and morbidity in Wales shows that there were around six more deaths per day on cold days, […]
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Growing mental health crisis among children and young people in Wales
More than 135,000 children and young people in Wales are estimated to have a diagnosable mental health condition, according to a new report by Public Health Wales. The largest increases […]
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Hantavirus outbreak update
Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones and all those affected by the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. Public Health Wales is working […]
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New data shows record proportion of Reception-age children living with overweight or obesity in Wales
The latest Child Measurement Programme official statistics from Public Health Wales show that 27.3 per cent of four and five year-olds in Wales are living with overweight or obesity – the highest all-Wales prevalence […]
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Public Health Wales writes to Barry parents to stress importance of handwashing during Hepatitis A outbreak
Public Health Wales has written to parents and carers who have children in primary schools in Barry to ask them to ensure that they and their children are extra careful […]
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Dental practice leads the way in sustainable healthcare through Greener Primary Care Wales Framework
“People in primary care are showing leadership in responding to perhaps what is the biggest public health challenge of our time…climate change” Keith Reed, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Climate change […]