Investing in a healthier Wales: prioritising prevention
Authors: Rebecca Masters, Ann Jones, Anna Stielke, Rajendra Kadel, Sumina Azam, Jo Davies, Leah Jenkins, Aseel Dardur
Published on: 15th January 2025
Good health is a fundamental right, but in Wales, health outcomes vary unfairly across communities. This report emphasises the importance of investing in prevention to help everyone live longer, healthier lives. Effective prevention programmes offer great value for money and essential for prioritising public funding. They can address health inequalities, reverse the nation’s health decline, and promote well-being.
The report integrates previous findings with recent research on value-for-money public health programmes, highlighting successful interventions across three life stages: early years, healthy adults, and healthy ageing. It highlights that prevention must be part of a broader strategy to reduce health inequalities, focusing on early years and poverty reduction, with targeted spending in Wales’ most deprived communities.
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