International Centre for Health and Society
2002 Seminar Series
10 July, 5pm
Professor Don Nutbeam
Head of Public Health, Department of Health
'Tackling health inequalities: what is the government doing?'
RSVP attendance essential
Abstract
The Independent Inquiry into Inequalities and Health (1998) provided
a comprehensive analysis of the extent and causes of health
inequalities, as well as recommending actions that have the potential to
reduce inequalities in health. This presentation will describe
government action to address health inequalities since publication of
the Independent Inquiry report. It will refer to the difficulties of
achieving action across government, and the challenge of converting
fragile evidence into defensible policies and programmes.
During the previous ten years Don Nutbeam was Professor of Public
Health, Associate Dean of Medicine and Head of the School of
Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Sydney in
Australia. He returned to the UK in October 2000 to take up the
position of Head of Public Health in the Department of Health. In this
role he is responsible for leading work within the Department and
across government on addressing health inequalities, as well as
oversight of policy on tobacco control and substance misuse, the
prevention of heart disease and cancer, and sexual health promotion.
He is also responsible for public health workforce development, and
related research and information strategies. He is a Visiting Professor
at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
NB. Participants are invited to e-mail their questions for the speaker
by 08/07/02. E-mail: { GOTOBUTTON BM_1_ [log in to unmask]@public-health.ucl.ac.uk
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