Reference Materials

Comparing relationships between single types of adverse childhood experiences and health related outcomes across the life course: A combined primary data study of eight surveys

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) show strong cumulative associations with ill-health across the life course. Harms can arise even in those exposed to a single ACE type but few studies examine […]

Authors: Mark Bellis, Karen Hughes, Katie Cresswell, Kat Ford

Published on: 17th April 2023

Reference type: Journal

The CPTPP trade deal is a major threat to public health and warrants a health impact assessment (HIA)

Authors: Courtney McNamara, Liz Green, Mark Bellis

Published on: 12th April 2023

Reference type: Journal

Serious violence duty strategic needs assessment guidance for Wales

The Wales Violence Prevention Unit has developed this Wales-specific guidance to support multi-agency partners to complete strategic needs assessments to understand how violence is affecting their communities and to help […]

Authors: Alex Walker, Lara Snowdon, Emma Barton

Published on: 5th April 2023

Reference type: Guidance

The commercial determinants of violence: Identifying opportunities for violence prevention through a public health-based framework analysis

This paper uses a conceptual framework for the commercial determinants of health to map the potential commercial determinants of violence. It examines commercial practices directly linked with violence (e.g., firearms) […]

Authors: Kat Ford, Karen Hughes, Olumide Adisa, Sally McManus, Mark Bellis

Published on: 15th March 2023

Reference type: Journal

New service developments: Guidance for engagement and consultation

Published on: 1st February 2023

Reference type: Guidance

Be the change – procurement that doesn’t cost the earth

Procurement is costly. Welsh public sector spends £7 billion on procurement. A huge 62% of the 2018/19 carbon footprint for NHS Wales was from procurement.Sustainable procurement can mean considering not […]

Authors: Tracy Evans, Eurgain Powell

Published on: 24th January 2023

Reference type: Guidance

The Public Health Wales International Health Strategy 2023 – 2035

Public Health Wales’ International Health Strategy supports the successful delivery of our national role, strategic priorities and well-being objectives. A wide consultation process, supported by a literature review and mapping […]

Published on: 2nd January 2023

Reference type: Strategy

A healthier Wales: Our long-term strategy 2023-2035

Our strategy sets out our vision for achieving a healthier future for Wales by 2035.

Published on: 2nd January 2023

Reference type: Strategy

All-Wales national framework for Urgent Primary Care Centres

The aim of the Urgent Primary Care Centre (UPCC) Programme is to provide seamless care, delivered at a local level consistently regardless of organisational boundaries. The programme has sought to […]

Published on: 2nd January 2023

Reference type: Framework

Associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and lifetime experience of car crashes and burns: A cross-sectional study

Using a UK general population sample, this study has identified relationships between exposure to ACEs and lifetime experience of car crashes and burns; two major markers of unintentional injury. Findings […]

Authors: Nel Griffith, Kat Ford, Karen Hughes, Katie Cresswell, Mark Bellis

Published on: 28th November 2022

Reference type: Journal