Evidence and research

• WEDINOS Philtre issue 16: April – June 2019

  Philtre is the monthly bulletin of WEDINOS. It provides monthly summaries of drug analysis results, emerging substance trends, and harm reduction information. This bulletin serves as a vital resource for […]

• WEDINOS annual report 2019/20

  This report dated April 2019 provides a comprehensive yearly summary of the samples analysed by WEDINOS/Philtre, highlighting key trends, statistical data, and public health implications. This report offers a broad […]

• Biodiversity and resilience of ecosystem duty report 2019

  Public Health Wales’ ‘Biodiversity duty report’ has been produced in response to the enhanced biodiversity and resilience of ecosystems duty under Section 6 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 which […]

• Driving prosperity for all through investing for health and well-being: An evidence informed guide for cross-sector investment

  This guide was developed to inform and support decision-makers to implement the Welsh Government’s ‘Prosperity for All‘ national strategy which is grounded in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act […]

• Bowel Screening Wales annual statistical report 2017-18

  This is the fifth annual statistical report published by Bowel Screening Wales (BSW). This report covers the time period from April 2017 to March 2018.

• Fast food density in Wales 2019

  This short report describes the methods used to generate the fast food density per 100,000 population. This utilised the Food Standards Agency food standards ratings data to identify premises. The […]

• Wales Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening programme annual statistical report 2017 to 2018

  This report is a detailed summary of information on work undertaken by the Wales Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme for the year from April 2017 to the end of March […]

• Gambling as a public health issue in Wales 

  Gambling is increasingly being recognised as a public health priority. Recent years have seen a rapid growth in the availability and advertising of gambling, driven by factors including relaxed gambling […]

• Screening division annual report 2017-18

  This report presents the latest data available about the screening programmes over the financial year 2017/2018. The narrative contains information that relates to the programmes which is up to date […]

• Obesogenic environment evidence review

  The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 requires Welsh Government to publish a national strategy on preventing and reducing obesity. It has been proposed that the ANGELO Framework (Analysis Grid for […]