Topics A to ZH
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Health economics and social value
What is health economics? Health economics is a sub-discipline of economics that applies economic theories and methods to address real-world health and well-being challenges. It focuses on how to allocate […]
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Health Impact Assessment (HIA)
What are Health Impact Assessments (HIAs)? The European Centre for Health Policy (1999) Gothenburg Consensus defines HIA as: ‘a combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, intervention […]
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Health inequalities
Too many people in our communities in Wales are experiencing poor health or living shorter lives because of avoidable and unfair harms to their health. These differences in health outcomes […]
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Health Information for Parents
For expectant parents, having a baby is a time when many seek information and support to help them transition to and through the early years of parenthood. The resources that can […]
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Health protection team
The Health Protection Team provides specialist public health advice on infectious disease control. We work closely with other NHS, local authorities and other agencies to help reduce the spread of […]
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Healthcare associated infection (HAI)
The Welsh Government requires all health boards in Wales to monitor healthcare associated infections, through surveillance. The HARP programme carries out this surveillance on behalf of the Welsh Government and […]
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Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable viral infection of the liver that is mainly spread by eating the poo of an infected person through contaminated food or inadequate hand-washing, but can […]
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Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is an acute infection of the liver. It is usually spread through contaminated blood via sexual intercourse, needle sharing, blood transfusions and injections. The virus can also be […]
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Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a virus carried in the blood that causes liver inflammation and can lead to long-term liver damage. The virus is spread when the blood of an infected […]
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HIV
What is HIV? It is a virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), that attacks the immune system. Is HIV and AIDS the same thing? No. Someone living with HIV has the […]
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Housing
For a home to be healthy, it needs to be warm, free of damp and have enough space and light, for example. It also needs to be affordable to live […]
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HPV (human papillomavirus)
HPV stands for human papillomavirus and is a very common virus which usually has no symptoms. There are approximately 100 types of HPV. HPV is usually spread through intimate sexual […]