Behavioural Science Community of Practice Online Event Co-hosted with the Welsh Government

Over 80 colleagues joined our online event on the 25th October which was hosted by Public Health Wales Behavioural Science Unit and the Welsh Government. The event included a number of presentations including:

• Behaviourally Informed Policy Development; insight from inside the Cabinet Office – Abigail Emery, Head of Open Innovation, UK Government
• Introduction to ‘using behavioural science in policy and practice’ Tools 3 and 4 and an online Discovery Tool – Dr Alice Cline, Senior Behavioral Science Specialist, Behavioural Science Unit, Public Health Wales
• Developing a strategic plan for ‘behavioural science for better health’ – Ashley Gould, Programme Director for Behavioural Science / Consultant in Public Health, Public Health Wales
• Developing our Community of Practice – collaborating, co-operating and mobilizing knowledge and support – Nicky Knowles, Senior Behavioural Science Specialist, Behavioural Science Unit, Public Health Wales

The event also included the launch of three new, practical tools developed by the Behavioural Science Unit.

Tool 3: Behavioural Diagnosis – Mapping insights and selecting intervention functions will help you to prioritise barriers and facilitators to target using your behavioural insights, before moving onto to select appropriate intervention functions.

Tool 4: Behavioural Diagnosis – Selecting implementation types will help you to consider which implementation types will be most appropriate to help deliver your intervention.

Behaviour Discovery Tool – The online Discovery Tool can be used to explore how to better understand and influence behaviours that may be at play in your public health issue and provides a 'takeaway report' that gives you practical next steps and bite sized advice.