Cost of living crisis: How to protect people’s health and save lives
Register here for this Wellbeing for Wales event. (Please note, this link does not work with Microsoft Edge, please try a different browser.)
Date: Friday 16 December
Time: 13.30 – 15.00
Where: Zoom
Chair:
– Jan Williams OBE, Chair, Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Speakers:
– Dr Sumina Azam, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Head of Policy, Deputy Director Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health & Well-being, Public Health Wales NHS Trust
– Helen Twidle, Health and Social Care Policy and Campaigns Officer, Age Cymru
– Dr Daniel Roberts, Policy and Research Officer, Cwmpas
– Peter Matejic, Head of Analysis, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Over the last year, there has been a 69 per cent rise in the number of people experiencing food insecurity in Wales, and a 50 per cent rise in the number of people falling behind paying a bill.
Chaired by Jan Williams OBE, chair of Public Health Wales, we’ll consider the impact that the cost-of-living crisis is already having, and will have going forwards, on people’s health and wellbeing across Wales. Dr Sumina Azam, Public Health Wales, will provide an overview of the findings from their recent report, Cost of living crisis: a public health emergency, Helen Twidle will provide insight from Age Cymru about the impact that the cost of living is having on older people’s health and wellbeing and Dr Daniel Roberts will highlight the support Cwmpas provides community groups, enterprise and public sector organisations in Wales.
Following the presentation, there will be a Q&A, chaired by Jan Williams. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the event using the chat function, or you can send in any questions in advance.
If you have any queries or would like to submit a question in advance, please email Sandra at [email protected].
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