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Foreword Introduction

Welcome to the third annual report of the National Centre for Population The National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research (NCPHWR)
Health and Wellbeing Research (NCPHWR), covering its activities during 2017- has been established to carry out research to improve the health and
18. It has been a year in which the Centre has continued to drive its mission of wellbeing of people in Wales. It is funded by the Welsh Government through
improving the health and wellbeing of the population of Wales. Health and Care Research Wales.

To achieve this, we have continued to enable large numbers of successful
funding bids to be created, securing over £6.5 million in funding. The NCPHWR brings together expertise from across academia with Swansea,
Cardiff and Bangor University working alongside Public Health Wales and our

In last year’s report we identified how our research was showing impact in third sector partner Children in Wales.
health and beyond. This year we will show the results from our research into
children and young people and healthy ageing. Executive Board NCPHWR Staff

We are working to translate our quality, evidence-based research findings to Centre Director Centre Manager
inform public services and government decision making. Professor Ronan Lyons Sam Dredge
Deputy Director Centre Administrator
This report will discuss our progress in our key areas of research between Professor Sinead Brophy Elizabeth Irvine
April 2017 and March 2018. Deputy Director Communications Officer
Professor Simon Murphy Sarah Toomey
Thank you for taking the time to read it, we hope you enjoy. Deputy Director Knowledge Exchange Officer
Professor Shantini Paranjothy Ceri Davies
The NCPHWR Executive Board Deputy Director

Professor Jane Noyes
Knowledge Transfer Lead
Dr Alisha Davies

Who we work with

Research Centres
• DECIPHer (Centre for Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions
for Public Health Improvement)
• CASCADE (Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre)

Professor Ronan Professor Sinead Professor Simon • ADRC-W (Administrative Data Research Centre Wales)
Lyons Brophy Murphy
HealthWise Wales

HDRUK (Health Data Research UK)

Professor Shantini Professor Jane Noyes Dr Alisha Davies
Paranjothy

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