1. Welsh Institute of Public
Health
Dr. Tony Jewell
Chief Medical Officer

2. A vision for an integrated public
health system for Wales
Global
European
UK
Information and
knowledge Wales – Welsh
Assembly Government
NHS Wales
Service Local authorities
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Population of Wales

3. Assets and deficits
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4. THL - Finnish Institute of Health
and Welfare
www.thl.fi
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5. THL – Finland – Core
functions
• R&D with regard to the welfare, health, functional capacity and
living conditions of the population as well as social and health policy
• Promotion of well-being and health, prevention of diseases and
social problems, and reduction of inequalities in welfare and health
• Health protection as well as prediction and prevention of biological
and chemical threats
• R&D in terms of the availability, quality and impact of social and
health care services
• Maintaining and developing statistical, register and other data on
social welfare and health care
• Steering through information, knowledge-based expert influence and
active communications and stakeholder collaboration
• Promoting innovations based on research and development
• Maintaining a management system that is foresighting and
transparent, with constant capacity for renewal
• Pursuing an active international role to advance national interests
and contributing to global policies on health and welfare 5
Source: www.thl.fi

6. RIVM – Dutch National Institute for
Public Health and the Environment
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www.rivm.nl

7. RIVM – Netherlands – Core
functions
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) is
a knowledge and research Instituted dedicated to promoting public
health and a healthy and safe living environment.
Tasks
• policy support
• national coordination
• prevention and intervention programmes
• provision of information to professionals and the general public
• knowledge development and research
• support for inspectorates
• RIVM is responsible for providing impartial and reliable information
to members of the public and professionals who work in the fields of
health care, medication, the environment, and nutrition and safety.
Our objective is to make optimum use of scientific knowledge
and expertise and to make it accessible. 7
Source: www.rivm.nl

8. IIPH – Hyderabad, India
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9. International Association of National
Public Health Institutes (IANPHI)
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10. IANPHI Objectives (i)
• Develop an internationally accepted National
Public Health Institute (NPHIs) Framework and
a Toolkit for use in assessing and guiding the
development of NPHIs
• Work collaboratively with low-resource countries
to strengthen existing NPHIs and to create new
ones
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11. IANPHI Objectives (ii)
• Increase public health advocacy and knowledge
• Create a new international community of public
health leadership among countries of the world.
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12. Benefits of an Institute of Public
Health for Wales
• We do not have to go it alone
• Focus for activities
• Portal to funding opportunities
• Strategic leadership for Public Health research
and development and getting research into
practice 12

13. Diolch yn fawr
Thank you very much
tony.jewell@wales.gsi.gov.uk