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Exploring the relationships and pathways linking education to health, well-being and equity

Published on: 15th May 2023

All Wales/National
International

Education is a building block to health and well-being throughout the life course and along with the other UK nations, Wales’ educational attainment gap, in terms of grades achieved at specific stages, has remained persistent in recent decades. Influencing the wider determinants of health is a Public Health Wales priority. We seek to work with national, regional and local partners to positively influence how education, as a determinant, can improve health and equity.

This literature review is one of three background pieces of work being undertaken which will support the co-production of a system map of the factors affecting the educational attainment gap in Wales and a policy intervention systems map. These maps, along with the background work, will enable the Wider Determinants of Health and stakeholders Unit to identify leverage points and areas of work to focus on in Year 2.

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