Improving winter health and well-being and reducing winter pressures in Wales – technical report
Authors: Sumina Azam, Thomas Jones, Sara Wood, Emily Bebbington, Louise Woodfine, Mark Bellis
Published on: 21st November 2019
- All Wales/National
This technical report acknowledges the effects of traditional seasonal factors that cause poor health such as influenza and injuries due to falls, as well as finding wider issues such as poverty, poor housing and unhealthy behaviours having a significant impact on winter health and well-being.
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