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Our WHO CC will:• Strengthen the impact and reputation,

nationally and globally, of public health work undertaken in Wales

• Help drive investment and innovation for better health, well-being and equity, enabling sustainable development in Wales and the world

• Facilitate further European and global collaboration, partnerships and networking

• Enable a more effective and coherent cross-sector / cross-organisational multidisciplinary work and synergies

• Help advance applied research to inform and influence policy and practice

• Facilitate the sharing of knowledge, evidence and best practice; foster learning and professional development

• Create opportunities for pooling resources, capacities and external income generation

• Support Public Health Wales national function and commitment to implement the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act*, developing a Globally Responsible Wales

• Support the WHO to implement the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development** worldwide for people’s and planetary health

Our WHO CC focus The WHO CC will support and facilitate investment for health and well-being as a driver and enabler of social, economic and environmental sustainability and prosperity for all.

Over a four-year programme of work, the WHO CC will develop, collect and share information and tools on how best to invest in better health, reduce inequalities, build stronger communities and resilient systems in Wales, Europe and worldwide.

The WHO CC will inform and promote more sustainable policies; embrace the principles of human rights, equity and evidence based interventions; and help address the health and well-being needs of current and future generations.

About us

Public Health Wales is the national public health institute for Wales providing professional independent public health advice and services to protect, improve and promote health and well-being and reduce health inequalities. Our purpose is ‘working to achieve a healthier future for Wales’.

Public Health Wales has gained a leading international role with a long history of collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). We are recognised globally by the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI). Individuals and teams throughout Public Health Wales also have long-standing relationships with the WHO Europe and Headquarters, as well as with other international organisations, networks and partners.

Policy, Research and International Development DirectoratePublic Health Wales, 5th Floor, Number 2 Capital Quarter,Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF10 4BZ, Wales, UK

Web: www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/93591 (English) www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/tudalen/93596 (Welsh)

Email: whocc.ihw@wales.nhs.uk

World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health and Well-beingPolicy, Research and International Development Directorate Public Health Wales

“This is a huge milestone and recognition for the whole of Wales. Whilst we are a small country, we are outward looking and show global responsibility.”

Vaughan Gething, AM, Wales Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services

“Public Health Wales has a longstanding relationship with the WHO and this award helps us build on that, in the interests of improving the health and well-being of the people of Wales.”

Jan Williams, Chair, Public Health Wales

“Wales is already a global leader in public health policy. We are looking forward to sharing what we have learned and to learning from others about how to make Wales an even better place to live, work and raise a family.”

Mark A Bellis, Director of the new WHO Collaborating Centre at Public Health Wales

Working as a WHO Collaborating Centre

Key facts and figures• Policy, Research and International

Development Directorate, Public Health Wales is designated as a WHO CC from 10th of March 2018

• The first Public Health Wales WHO CC; and one of only two Welsh WHO CC

• The first and only WHO CC in the field of ‘Investment for health and well-being’ in the world

• The WHO CC has a global reach, part of a global network of more than 700 WHO CC in 80 countries

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Investment for health and wellbeing is a driver and enabler of social, economic and environmental sustainability and prosperity for all

The Policy, Research, and International Development Directorate works to develop and advocate for policies to improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities in Wales and abroad. We help ensure Public Health Wales is a key player in research and policy, improving the effectiveness, quality and efficiency of public health activities. The Directorate consists of three Divisions working closely together: Public Health Policy, Research and Development, and International Health. We aim to ensure that local, national and international learning is used to support the organisation and partners across Wales and the world.

The Office for Investment for Health and Development (the Venice Office) is the centre of excellence of the WHO Regional Office for Europe in the social and economic determinants of health, health equity and investment for health in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It also coordinates the WHO European Regions for Health Network and the Small Countries Initiative. It aims to generate and disseminate cutting-edge knowledge and to assist the Member States of the WHO European Region by building strong partnerships and networks with governments, public and private sector, academia and think-tanks, and a broad range of civil society stakeholders.

“I am looking forward to continuing to work with colleagues and experts worldwide, to maximise the benefits of international learning and innovation for the people of Wales, as well as enhancing our role and impact on the global health agenda.”

Tracey Cooper, Chief Executive, Public Health Wales

*Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. In: legislation.gov.uk[website]. Richmond: The National Archives; 2015

**Transforming our World. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. New York: United Nations; 2015 (A/RES/70/1)

***Dyakova M, Hamelmann C, Bellis MA, Besnier E, Grey CNB, Ashton K et al. Investment for health and well-being: a review of the social return on investment from public health policies to support implementing the Sustainable Development Goals by building on Health 2020. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2017.

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WHO CC Director Professor Mark A. Bellis, OBE, DScProfessor Mark Bellis is Director of Policy, Research and International Development for Public Health Wales and Professor of Public Health at Bangor University. Mark has undertaken substantial work in the fields of alcohol, drugs, sexual health and violence prevention. He has published over

170 academic papers and more than 250 applied public health reports. He regularly works on the development on public health policy at local, national and international levels; working with WHO and other UN organisations including United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. Mark is a member of the WHO global expert advisory panel on violence prevention and he is the Wales focal point to the WHO European Regions for Health Network.

WHO CC Technical Focal Point Dr Mariana Dyakova, MD, MPH, PhD, FFPHDr Mariana Dyakova is the consultant lead for International Health in Policy, Research and International Development at Public Health Wales; and an honorary clinical research fellow at the University of Warwick. She has undertaken extensive research informing policy and practice in the areas of

cardiovascular prevention; health systems; public health communication; investment for health and well-being, and sustainable development. Mariana has been actively involved in public health capacity building in South Eastern Europe, and in various European health projects. She has been working with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Health 2020 Strategy, the Regions for Health Network and the Healthy Cities. Mariana is a member of EUPHA and the European Health Forum Gastein alumni.

Mark A. Bellis, Director of PRID

Gillian Richardson, Assistant Director of PRID

Sumina Azam, Lead Consultant for Public Health Policy

Alisha Davies, Lead Consultant for Research and Development

Mariana Dyakova, Lead Consultant for International Health

Cathy Weatherup, Strategic Lead, Health and Sustainability Hub

Janine Roderick, Programme Director for Police Transformation Fund

Liz Green, Principle Development Officer, Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU)

Lee Parry-Williams, Senior Public Health Practitioner, WHIASU

Nerys Edmunds, Senior Health Promotion Practitioner, WHIASU

Angharad Wooldridge, Public Health Practitioner, WHIASU

Elodie Besnier, International Health Policy Officer

Lauren Ellis, Senior Project Manager; International Health

Lucy Fagan, Principal Public Health Specialist, International Health

Anna Stielke, Programme Support Officer, International Health

Charlotte Grey, Senior Public Health Research Assistant

Richard Lewis, Programme Manager, Health and Sustainability

Malcolm Ward, Principal Health Promotion Specialist, Policy and International Health

Louise Woodfine, Principal Public Health Practitioner, Housing and Health

Karen Hughes, Professor, Research and Capacity Development Manager

Lucia Homolova, Research Assistant

Tracy Black, Business and Operations Manager

Claudine Anderson, Academic and Research Business Manager

Sorin Annuar, Project Support Officer

Adele Bowler, Business Administration Support Officer

Michael Darke, Admin and Resource Officer

Ceri Smith, Admin and Resource Officer

Jamie-Lee Wyatt, Admin and Resource Officer

Vicky Smith, PA

Kelly Edwards, PA

Laura Turner, PA

Dr Tracey Cooper, MBChB Chief Executive of Public Health WalesDr Tracey Cooper has substantial health system, organisation leadership and management experience. Her career includes clinical work in emergency medicine, emergency care services and health system reform. Prior to joining Public Health Wales in 2014, Tracey had been the Chief Executive of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in the Republic of Ireland

since 2006. This is a standard setting, health and social care regulator with additional functions in Health Technology Assessments and Health Information. Tracey has significant international experience and has worked in, and advised on, a variety of different health systems in different parts of the world. She joined the Board of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) in 2008, becoming its President from 2011 to 2015.

Jan Williams, OBE, FRSPHChair of Public Health WalesJan Williams is a public service leader with a non executive and executive career spanning four decades. She has experience in planning and delivering population level health services; leading large, complex organisations; managing system level change; and building improvement capacity and capability. Jan has been actively involved in public policy development and

implementation and in leading work of national significance across public services. She has a number of international links supporting global health and sustainable development in Wales.

Operations and Finance Directorate

Huw George, Deputy Chief Executive / Executive Director of Operations and Finance

Leah Morantz, Head of Communications

Tamira Rolls, Performance and Value Lead

Public Health Services Directorate

Quentin Sandifer, Executive Director of Public Health Services / Medical Director

Huw Brunt, Lead Consultant for Environmental Public Health

Sharon Hillier, Deputy Director of the Screening Division

Andrew Jones, Deputy Director of Public Health Services

Ananda Giri Shankar, Lead Consultant for Health Protection

Quality, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Directorate Rhiannon Beaumont-Wood, Executive Director of Quality, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals

Síân Bolton, Acting Director of Quality, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals

Aideen Naughton, Lead of the National Safeguarding Team

NHS Quality Improvement and Patient Safety /

1000 Lives Directorate Aidan Fowler, Director of NHS Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

People and Organisational Development Directorate

Phil Bushby, Director of People and Organisational Development

Tim Williams, Assistant Director of Organisational Development & Learning

Zoë Grainger, Business Partner, People/Workforce/HR

Kelly McFadyen, Training and Skills Development Lead, ACE Support Hub, Cymru Well Wales

Chrissie Pickin, Executive Director of Health and Well-being

Ciarán Humphreys, Director of Health Intelligence

Teri Knight, Consultant, Health Intelligence

Sian Price, Head of Observatory Evidence Services

Jon Brassey, Lead for Knowledge Mobilisation

Julie Bishop, Director of Health Improvement

Susan Mably, Consultant for Health Improvement

Amy McNaughton, Consultant for Health Improvement

Alyson Francis, Director of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Hub

Policy, Research and International Development Directorate (PRID)

Health and Well-being Directorate