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Early look at online health and wellbeing checks Meeting to provide an early look at the development of the innovative new online health and wellbeing check for over 50s.
North Wales falls week activity Falls aren’t an inevitable part of getting older - that’s the key message of this year’s Falls Awareness Week.
Agenda and papers published for twenty fifth Board meeting The agenda and papers have been published for the twenty fifth meeting of the Public Health Wales Board.

Evidence review on alcohol and drug misuse in pregnant women published

17 June 2013

As part of the Early Years Programme, a rapid review of the evidence base for interventions addressing alcohol and drug misuse in pregnant women has been published.

Final report published on outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis associated with Greenmeadow Community Farm

13 June 2013

Public Health Wales has published a report on the multi agency response to an outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis associated with a community farm in Torfaen in April 2012.

Call for abstracts for the Public Health Conference 2013 opens

11 June 2013

Abstracts are now being accepted for posters and presentations at the Welsh Public Health Conference on 10 and 11 October 2013.

Mumps warning as measles outbreak cases continue to rise

11 June 2013

Public Health Wales is warning of an increase in mumps cases in Wales as too many young people remain unvaccinated with MMR.

New Brief Intervention training dates released

6 June 2013

Stop Smoking Wales are pleased to release more dates for the free half-day brief intervention training courses.

Screening Division marks Volunteers’ Week!

5 June 2013

A pilot volunteer project which got off to a flying start in the Screening Division of Public Health Wales is celebrating National Volunteer Week!

Nursery wins award for promoting children’s health

4 June 2013

Meithrinfa Ogwen in Bethesda has become the first Nursery in Gwynedd to achieve an award within the Gwynedd Healthy and Sustainable Pre-School Scheme.

Give up for good on World No Tobacco Day

31 May 2013

Friday 31 May is World No Tobacco Day. According to the World Health Organisation, tobacco kills nearly six million people each year, of which more than 600,000 are non smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke.

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