Determining the Public Health Impact of Climate Change

Climate change is recognised as the biggest threat to global health of the 21st century and impacts on health and wellbeing through a range of factors. In 2019, Public Health Wales carried out a comprehensive mixed-method Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of climate change. Unlike other risk assessments, it appraised the potential impact of climate change on health and inequalities in Wales through participatory workshops, stakeholder consultations, systematic literature reviews and case studies.

The HIA findings indicate potential impacts across the wider determinants of health and wellbeing. These findings can inform decision-makers to prepare for climate change plans and policies using an evidence-informed approach.

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