Title: Upcoming Meetings, Calls For Abstracts, Courses, And Publications - World Congress On Public Health
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The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) will host the 10th World Congress on Public Health - "Sustaining public health in a changing world: vision to action," in Brighton, England, 19-22 April. The event is co-Hosted by the UK Public Health Association with support from the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health (UK) and other public health organizations. APHA members are especially encouraged to participate in the Congress; APHA provides space for the Federation Secretariat and is a key affiliate in the Federation. This congress will address the following themes:
· Health Systems: Meeting Needs Versus Meeting Demands
· Socioeconomic Disparities in Health: From Research to Action
· Community Participation and Health Promotion
· Global Health: Disease Burdens, Chronic Conditions and New Challenges
· Public Health: Regaining Leadership in a Globalized World
· The Environment and Public Health
· Public Health Law
The deadline for abstracts submission is October 3, 2003. To download the abstract requirements or for additional information, contact the WFPHA Secretariat at 202-777-2506 or see the Congress Web site <www.phaworldcongress.com>.
--Allen Jones
WORLD CONFERENCE ON HEALTH PROMOTION AND HEALTH EDUCATION
The 18th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education - "Health2004: Valuing diversity, reshaping power: exploring pathways for health and wellbeing" will take place 26 – 30 April 2004 in Melbourne, Australia. The Conference will be presented by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), in association with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Australian government, and local, national and international bodies. Health2004 will be complemented by other important meetings and events, including Gateway Conferences in Singapore, Auckland and Brisbane, the International Conference on the Reduction of Drug-Related Harm, and a meeting of the WHO Mega-Country Health Promotion Network.
Health2004 will bring the diverse international membership of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education together with familiar and new global partners for health promotion. The Conference will provide state-of-the-art information on health promotion, methodologies, population groups and settings and will provide an excellent opportunity for many organizations to showcase their programs and projects before a global audience. The program will include sessions on sustainable financing for health promotion, urbanization and development, HIV/AIDS , youth, mental health, workplace health, partnerships, multi-cultural health, policy forums, physical activity, tobacco, peace & health, aging, governance, food and nutrition, school health, injury prevention, globalization, health inequalities, health and trade, health promotion theory, evidence for health promotion and public policy for promoting health. A significant part of the program will be given over to specially organized sessions involving national governments, universities, development banks, and international agencies as we focus on developing countries and countries in transition more than ever before.
Keynote speakers include Dr Jeffrey Koplan and Dr David Satcher (US); Prof Mary Kalantzis and Australian Health & Aged Care Minister, Sen Kay Patterson (Australia); Prof Maurice Mittelmark (Norway); Rev Andrew Mawson (UK); Prof Mason Durie (New Zealand); and Dr Moncef Marzouki (Tunisia) among others. Plenary sessions will feature simultaneous translation into English, French, Spanish and Chinese. Abstract submission is open through 31 October 2003. For detailed information on this conference see Web site <www.Health2004.com.au>. Also, for information on the IUHPE see <www.iuhpe.org>.--Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd
GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Global Health Council invites health and development professionals as well as youth from around the world to submit abstracts for presentation at their June 1-4, 2004, Annual Conference. The theme is Youth and Health: Generation on the Edge.
In addition to the focus on youth, the Council also invites general submissions in its key health issue areas, such as Child Health and Nutrition, Women's Health, HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Disaster and Refugee Health, Health Systems, Policy and Research, and Health and Human Rights. You can submit your abstract online at <http://www.globalhealth.org/forms/conf2004/abstracts/>. The deadline is October 14, 2003.
LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK OF HEALTH-PROMOTING SCHOOLS MEETING
The Fourth Meeting of the Latin American Network of Health-Promoting Schools (LANHPS) will be conducted in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 11-16 July 2004.
Multi-country consultations for the development of the Latin American Network of Health-Promoting Schools started in 1993, resulting in the creation of the LANHPS in 1996, with an initial membership of 11 countries. At the Second Meeting of the LANHPS, in 1998 in Mexico City, the membership expanded to include all the countries of the Americas. The third Meeting was conducted successfully in Quito, Ecuador, 10-13 September 2002, with the participation of almost all Latin American countries.
These meetings provide the opportunity for sharing information about the relevant processes of developing health-promoting Schools and relevant experiences, including the processes of strengthening of national commissions, the design and implementation of tools of rapid diagnosis, teachers’ training, publications and classroom manuals, and the development of a myriad of important health education and health promotion resources directed to better the health and education of children and adolescents in the Region of the Americas.
--Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd
NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM
"The application deadline for the new Master of Arts in Applied Conservation and Community Development offered by Future Generations has been deferred until 1 November 2003. Information about this can be obtained at the Future Generations Web site <www.future.org>. The program is an intensive two-year course of study designed primarily for students wishing to develop skills in facilitating, teaching, and leading equitable and sustainable community-based change. The program is for people working in community development anywhere in the world with internet access. One month each semester a residence-based learning program is held at one of Future Generation's field sites. The program involves the practical application of the SEED-SCALE methodology developed by Dan and Carl Taylor as described in their new book, Just and Lasting Change, published by Johns Hopkins Press and Future Generations. Henry Perry, currently Director General/CEO of Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti and Co-Chair of the Community-Based Primary Health Care Working Group of the International Health Section, will be joining the organization in January as the Carl Taylor Professor of Equity and Empowerment, and he will be one of the faculty members for the program.
--Henry Perry, E-mail: hperry3@earthlink.net
PUBLICATIONS BY IH SECTION MEMBERS
"A view of the world's medical schools - defining new roles" is the title of a new 80-page manuscript reviewing the current functioning of the world’s medical schools, produced by Markley Boyer, MD, DPH, MPH, <mark.boyer@tufts.edu>, and Charles Boelen based on WHO data. The document is available on two Web sites: <http://www.the-network.org/alert> and <http://www.tufts.edu/med/gpph/Events/world_medical_education.html>.
"Investment for health: a discussion of the role of economic and social determinants, Studies on social and economic determinants of population health," No. 1. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Scherfigsvej 8, 2100 Osterbro, Denmark. E-mail <postmaster@who.dk>, was produced by Lowell Levin, EDD, MPH, E-mail: lowelllevin@aol.com and colleagues
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