Cardiff has been selected as one of five local authority areas to receive new funding to help deliver Wales’ ambition to become a ‘Marmot Nation’.

Cardiff Council has been identified as an early adopter of the Marmot approach. Funding from Welsh Government will support the local authority to develop capacity, share learning, and drive innovative practice aimed at reducing health inequalities.

In June 2025, Wales became the first country in the world to declare itself a ‘Marmot Nation’. The Marmot approach is a way of improving people’s health by looking at the wider factors that affect their lives. It comes from the Marmot Review (2010), led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot.

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