Health Impact Assessment (HIA) supporting data and evidence

This page includes links to useful data and evidence sources to help support your HIA.

Population data

• DataMapWales

  Public sector data and maps (geographical information and associated services)

• Office for National Statistics

  Population statistics (Census, employment rates, population trends etc)

• Stats Wales

  Official data for Wales (including education, health and social care, population and migration and environment)

• Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation

  Measures of deprivation for small areas in Wales

• Future Trends

  Report on future trends in 4 key areas: People and Population Inequalities Planetary Health and Limits Technology

• Well-Being Future Generations National Indicators

  Data and summaries for each of the national well-being indicators

• National Survey for Wales

  National population survey on a wide range of topics including well-being, finance, housing, sports and culture

• Data Cymru (WLGA)

  Provides access to a wide range of data and support to use data and research

• Nomis (ONS)

  Employment and labour market statistics

Health data

• Child Measurement Programme data

  Measurements of height and weight of children in Reception year. Key measure of childhood obesity and overweight.

• Public health data

  Public health data on a range of topics (screening, immunisations, diseases and infections, cancer etc).

• National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)

  Provides evidence-based guidance, quality standards, clinical resources, and patient information to improve health and social care in the UK.

• The European Centre for Policy

  Provide independent analysis, research, commentary and debate on European Union policies.

• All Wales Injury Surveillance System (AWISS)

  Provide data, analyses and resources on injury occurrence and trends across Wales.

Environmental data

• Natural Resources Wales

  State of Natural Resources report & Area Statements

• Natural Resources Wales (arcgis)

  Wales environmental information portal (flood, air quality, habitat etc)

• Public Health environmental data

  Environmental Health information to support health boards when commenting on planning applications or permissions

Planning and health evidence and toolkits

• Building Better Places

  Planning system delivering resilient and brighter futures: placemaking and COVID-19 recovery

• Spatial planning for health evidence review

  Review provides public health planners and local communities with evidence informed principles for designing healthy places

• Spatial planning and health – getting research into practice (GRIP)

  Study exploring opportunities and challenges of applying the principles of ‘Spatial Planning for Health’

• Planning and enabling healthy environments

  Promotes a better understanding of the broader environmental and social barriers that impact on health, well-being and inequalities. Includes an SPG template

• Local Wellbeing Plans and assessments

  Well-being assessments set out how PSBs will meet responsibilities under the Well-being of Future Generations Act

• Nature Recovery Action Plan

  Strategy for nature sets out commitment to reversing loss of biodiversity in Wales

• Welsh Information for Nature Based Solutions (WINS)

  Mapping tool for areas of deprivation to identify opportunities for targeting flooding / noise pollution etc. Data can be used by LAs and developers

• Green Infrastructure Valuation Toolkit

  A set of calculator tools to assess the value of a green asset or proposed green investment

• Sustainable Development Goals

  17 sustainable development goals (United Nations)

• National social value measurement framework for Wales

  Action based framework to enable assessment of social value contribution to the Well-being Act

• Health impact assessment (HIA) and local development plans (LDPs): A toolkit for practice

  Toolkit to guide the use of health impact assessments in Local Development Plans

• Planning for better health and well-being in Wales

  A briefing on integrating planning and public health for practitioners working in local planning authorities and health organisations in Wales

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