Literature review

• Terms for social prescribing in Wales

  Developed in collaboration with Wales School for Social Prescribing Research and the University of South Wales. The glossary aims to provide clarity on terminology.

• Everybody’s business: Early intervention crime reduction

  This report aims to aid understanding of how multi-agency partners, including police and justice, health and social care, local government, education, and the third sector, can work together to prevent […]

• Private water supplies: an agile scope of the literature

  Next update: Update not planned Contact for queries and feedback Introduction Private water supplies are a common source of drinking water in rural parts of the UK. A need to understand risk associated […]

• Children and the cost of living crisis in Wales

  This report summarises findings from a literature review of the impact of the cost of living crisis on children’s health and well-being. We drew on the findings to make recommendations […]

• Water-related fatalities in children and young people under 25 years of age, Wales, 2013 to 2022

  This report is to help inform the work of water safety professionals in Wales to prevent future deaths of children and young people from water-related fatalities

• Exploring the relationships and pathways linking education to health, well-being and equity

  Education is a building block to health and well-being throughout the life course and along with the other UK nations, Wales’ educational attainment gap, in terms of grades achieved at […]

• Proportionate universalism to reduce health inequalities: an agile scope of the secondary literature

  Next update: Update not planned Contact for queries and feedback Introduction Health inequalities remain a major challenge, with people who have fewer resources often experiencing poorer health and shorter lives. […]

• Maximising uptake of prehabilitation interventions: an agile scope of the secondary literature  

  Next update: Update not planned Contact for queries and feedback Introduction Prehabilitation means support offered before surgery to help people improve their health and fitness. This can include exercise, nutrition […]

• Cold homes and their association with health and well-being: A systematic literature review

  As part of a wider project to determine whether current indoor temperature standards for households in Wales are optimal for people’s comfort, health, and well-being, this review aims to identify […]

• Does universal access to assessment of need have an impact on child health and development inequalities: A brief scope of the literature

  This document outlines a brief overview of the findings of a scoping search conducted by the Evidence Service within Public Health Wales to identify sources relevant to identifying if universal […]