Welsh Health Equity Solutions Platform

Summary

The Welsh Health Equity Solutions Platform is part of the Welsh Health Equity Status Report initiative (WHESRi), which supports a healthier, more equal and prosperous Wales. The platform is a gateway to data, evidence, health economics and modelling, policies, good practice, innovative tools and practical solutions to help improve population wellbeing and reduce the health equity gap in Wales and beyond. It is structured around an innovative WHO framework of ‘Five Essential Conditions’ for healthy prosperous lives for all. The platform will link with and feed into a WHO health equity gateway, providing an example and inspiration for countries to learn and follow, as well as to contribute and share.

Content

The platform includes:

• Data Explorer: Select and display indicators filtered by essential condition, with the option to download for use in presentations
• Health economics and modelling: Explore the interactive ‘Cost of health inequalities in Wales’ database and view health economics resources
• Policy: Explore Welsh policies and legislation that help to reduce inequity and create a more sustainable and fairer society in Wales
• UK and international: View resources from the UK and around the world, presenting knowledge and insights on health equity
• Vulnerability and unmet needs: View resources exploring health equity, vulnerability and unmet needs in Wales
• Solutions: View resources on potential solutions to help address health equity
• Generate report: Generate and download customised reports presenting selected information from across the Solutions Platform filtered by information type (e.g. data, UK and international, solutions) and essential condition