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----- Original Message ----- From: Mcdaid,D To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:48 PM Subject: FW: [EQ] Short Course: Health Equity Research To Action -----Original Message----- From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Subject: [EQ] Short Course: Health Equity Research To Action Call for Participants: Health Equity Research To Action Short Course Date: June 7-9 OR June 15-17 Durban, South Africa The Global Equity Gauge Alliance (GEGA) Deadline for application March 8, 2004 Website: http://www.gega.org.za/other/equityaction.php The Global Equity Gauge Alliance (GEGA) is calling for participants in a short course focused on developing evidence-based responsive action to support pro-equity policy development and community empowerment. This course is designed to support the development of programmes of work to enhance uptake of pro-equity policy, especially at the national level and also at the local level. It is also intended to encourage sharing of information and experiences among participants, and provide opportunities to link with a larger community of researchers and advocates working in health equity around the world. The objectives of the workshop are to support evidence-based action to promote health equity through · Increased understanding of the relationship between global influences, national policies, and health equity · Linking concepts of health equity with empirical information · Learning about the Equity Gauge Approach · Learning about some strategies used by Equity Gauges, including ways that health inequities have been measured or assessed, and documented, using a variety of resources and information sources · Learning about and developing advocacy and community empowerment strategies appropriate for a variety of country contexts · Thinking about how the Equity Gauge Approach might be applied in your own country There is no registration fee for the course, and participants may be eligible for financial assistance. Delegates can combine this trip to Durban with attendance at the Equinet, ISEqH, and GEGA conferences (June 8-9, June 10-12, and June 13-14, respectively). More information on these conferences can be found at www.gega.org.za . Applicants should submit to [log in to unmask] with "GEGA Research to Action Course" in the subject line, the following information: · Name of proposed participants · Institutional base, and contact details · Health areas and issues of current work of your group · Equity-focused work you would like to pursue, and outline of current plans, including existing information sources and data bases · Description of a past project of your group · Specific skills and knowledge you would like to gain from the workshop · Preferred dates of course attendance: June 7-9 or June 15-17 · Whether financial assistance would be required for attendance, and if so, requested amounts.