Dear colleagues,

The Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales has published  ‘A Health Impact Assessment of the Staying at Home and Social Distancing Policy in Wales in response to COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Summary‘ today.

The report provides an overview of the potential health and well-being impacts of the Staying at Home and Social Distancing Policy  (commonly referred to as ‘Lockdown’) on the population of Wales in the short, medium and long term.  It draws upon learning from international evidence, latest data and intelligence and the views of expert stakeholders. We hope that the report will help inform organisations in their response to the pandemic by identifying where action is needed to mitigate against negative impacts and enhance positive impacts. The report also aims to inform pandemic recovery strategies, with the overall aim of improving population health and wellbeing and reducing inequity.  

The HIA can be accessed at:

https://whiasu.publichealthnetwork.cymru/en/news/health-impact-assessment-staying-home-and-social-distancing-policy-wales-response-covid-19-pandemic-executive-summary/.

The Executive Summary report is published today ahead of the Main Findings Report and Supporting Information Report in view of the rapidly changing situation, with the aim of supporting decision making in a timely way; the additional reports will be published shortly.

Best wishes,

Odile Mekel and Piedad Martín Olmedo

Presidents EUPHA section HIA 

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