Brexit, Covid-19 and climate change

Mapping the impact of the ‘triple challenge’ on health and well-being in wales

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ID21153482
AuthorsLiz Green (0000-0001-9218-3526, Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on ‘Investment in Health and Wellbeing’, Public Health Wales; Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute – CAPHRI, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, corresponding author), Kathryn Ashton (0000-0001-9072-6304, Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on ‘Investment in Health and Wellbeing’, Public Health Wales; Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute – CAPHRI, Maastricht University, The Netherlands), Sumina Azam (Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on ‘Investment in Health and Wellbeing’ Public Health Wales, United Kingdom), Timo Clemens (0000-0002-6820-2202, Maastricht University), Mark A Bellis (0000-0001-6980-1963, Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on ‘Investment in Health and Wellbeing’, Public Health Wales; Department of Public Health and Life Sciences, Bangor University, College Road, Bangor, UK), MARK BELLIS (Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on ‘Investment in Health and Wellbeing’, Public Health Wales; Department of Public Health and Life Sciences, Bangor University, College Road, Bangor, UK)
Year2023
Volume41
Issue2
Pages126-138
Publication date2023-03-04
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueImpact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14615517.2022.2154434
OpenAlexW4313418390
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited45

Brexit, COVID-19 and climate change pose challenges of national and global importance. They continue to have impacts across the economy, society, health, and the environment, all of which are determinants of health and well-being. Between 2018 and 2021, Public Health Wales undertook three Health Impact Assessments (HIA) in relation to the impact of the challenges in Wales. Based on these, work has been carried out to map the synergies across the ‘Triple Challenge’. This paper highlights the commonalities in the impact of the three challenges for Wales, discusses the process carried out, learns from it and proposes actions that can be taken to mitigate harm. Results indicate the three components of the Triple Challenge must not be viewed as separate silos as they have cumulative multi-faceted impacts. This affects some population groups more negatively than others and present a ‘Triple Challenge’ to nation states in the UK and Europe. A HIA approach can enable a range of stakeholders to critically view similar challenges not just as single issues but as a holistic whole to mobilise action

Brexit · Business · Climate change · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · European union · Geography · Harm · Health impact assessment · International trade · Political science · Population · Public health · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Engineering · Health disparities and outcomes · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Law · Medicine

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