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We are the national public health agency in Wales. Cymraeg: @IechydCyhoeddus

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@PublicHealthW
Public Health Wales
10 days
🗓️ It’s the @WHO ’s World #DrowningPevention Day. Globally, an estimated 236,000 lives are lost to drowning every year. In Wales, there were 253 water-related deaths in the last five years. Anyone can drown. Nobody should.
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@HapusWales
Hapus
13 days
Mental wellbeing is influenced by lots of factors. This animation helps to explain how the way we think, feel, and connect with others plays a big role. 👉 #Hapus #ForOurMentalWellbeing
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Public Health Wales
18 days
#NEWS A new “game-changing” vaccination programme will provide protection against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the most common childhood respiratory infection, for the first time in Wales and the rest of the UK. Read more:
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Public Health Wales
18 days
#NEWS Public Health Wales, alongside a range of partners, has opened a national conversation on mental wellbeing. The new Hapus programme aims to inspire people in Wales to take part in activities that protect and improve mental wellbeing. Read more:
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Public Health Wales
20 days
#NEWS Public Health Wales is urging parents to ensure that their children complete their full course of MMR vaccines, as it confirms that the measles outbreak in Gwent which was identified in April 2024 has now concluded. Read more:
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Public Health Wales
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📣 #JOBS | We’re looking for an experienced professional for our News & External Affairs Team. If you’re passionate about #news , impactful storytelling and driving positive change, we want you! 👉
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Public Health Wales
24 days
#NEWS Latest figures from Public Health Wales show that opioids contributed to more deaths in Wales in 2022 than any other substance. Read more:
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Public Health Wales
1 month
📣 The breast screening mobile unit in #Aberystwyth is changing location. From Tues 9 July, the unit will be located at Aberystwyth University outside the Elystan Morgan Building, Llanbadarn, SY23 3AS We’re sorry for any inconvenience this change of location may cause.
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@NAT_AIDS_Trust
National AIDS Trust
1 month
Our trustee Alessandro Ceccarelli has made it to the #PINClist24 of the most influential LGBT+ people in #Wales #Cymru for the fourth year. Alessandro chatted with us about LGBT+ activism, his work on HIV rights in Wales and the future of HIV prevention.
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@Healthywork_HWW
HealthyWorkingWales
1 month
There’s a new Healthy Working Wales e-bulletin out today. In this issue you’ll find our new employer guidance on “Integrating Environmental Sustainability into Workplace Wellbeing,” a breastfeeding in the workplace survey, and much more.
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Public Health Wales
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Do you use data and knowledge from Public Health Wales? 💭 Help us improve the impact of our work by taking 10-15 minutes to complete our survey 👇:
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Public Health Wales
2 months
#NEWS Public Health Wales is reiterating its advice to residents in the area around the Withyhedge landfill site, following our health risk assessment of air quality data collected between 1 March and 3 April 2024. More info here ⬇️:
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Public Health Wales
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Do you use data and knowledge from Public Health Wales? 💭 Help us improve the impact of our work by taking 10-15 minutes to complete our survey 👇
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Public Health Wales
2 months
It’s #DiabetesAwarenessWeek 🏥 Did you know diabetes can affect your eyes before you notice any symptoms? If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, are aged 12 or over, you will be invited for diabetic eye screening. 👁️ Find out more here:
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Public Health Wales
2 months
🗓️ It's #DiabetesAwarenessWeek ! Maintaining a healthy balanced diet is key to preventing Type 2 diabetes. 📢 If you have diabetes, it’s important to go to your diabetic eye screening appointments when invited
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@HelpMeQuitWales
NHS Help Me Quit
2 months
We’re encouraging people to feel the difference by using this #WorldNoTobaccoDay to quit smoking for good! For expert NHS support to help you quit, visit or call 0800 085 2219. @PublicHealthW
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@metoffice
Met Office
2 months
An area of low pressure is bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to parts of the UK as it moves in from the east and we have issued an Amber rain warning for parts of northern Wales and north western England. Find out more in our press release
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