The Public Health Wales (PHW) Observatory report examined the health of young people looking at indicators like nutrition, physical activity and substance misuse. It also looked at issues like income, housing and family environment.
The report found the poverty figure rose to a quarter in the south Wales valleys and also said almost a third of children aged four to five are obese. PHW says most of Wales’ one million young people up to the age of 24 are fit and healthy, but “action is needed to improve the health of a significant and unacceptable number”. Read more
