Resources
- 03/01/2025
- Whole Systems Approach Overview Guide
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This guide introduces the Whole Systems Approach to a healthy weight in Wales. It outlines a nine-step process to help public health teams and partners map systems, set priorities, and implement coordinated actions. Part of the Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales strategy, it supports collaborative leadership and long-term change to create healthier communities.
- 13/12/2024
- 9 Step Process Illustration
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This infographic outlines a 9-step process designed to help organisations and communities take a Whole Systems Approach to healthy weight. It provides a structured method for engaging stakeholders, mapping systems, setting priorities, and implementing actions that drive long-term, sustainable change.
Rather than following a strict sequence, the steps are flexible and iterative, allowing local teams to adapt based on evolving system insights. The approach emphasises collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and continuous learning, ensuring that efforts are aligned with local needs and effectively contribute to improving population health.
- 13/12/2024
- System Change Infographic
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This infographic illustrates how a Whole Systems Approach can create healthier environments by reshaping policies, infrastructure, and ways of working. It highlights key areas where change can happen, including:
✅ Green spaces – Encouraging active lifestyles through better-designed public spaces.
✅ Healthier food access – Ensuring affordable, nutritious food is available in schools, workplaces, and communities.
✅ Active travel – Supporting safer walking, cycling, and public transport options.
✅ Health-focused policies – Promoting healthier food advertising and workplace nutrition standards.By working across government, businesses, schools, and healthcare, this approach ensures that healthy choices become the easiest choices for individuals and communities.