Call for
Papers WIDER Conference: Advancing Health
Equity
Website: http://www.wider.unu.edu/conference/conference-2006-2/conference-2006-2-announcement.htm
Comparisons of life
styles and living standards increasingly pay attention to non-income dimensions
of well-being. Health in particular is recognized for both its intrinsic and
instrumental value, contributing directly to an individual’s level of well-being
as well as indirectly via its impact on other components. Substantial and
widespread improvement in health outcomes has taken place during the past
century. But despite this progress many individuals suffer health deprivation,
with outcomes falling far short of those commonly accepted elsewhere.
This conference will
bring together researchers and practitioners, from both developed and developing
countries, to analyze the causes and consequences of health deprivation and
inequality, to examine patterns and trends in these outcomes, to evaluate
alternative policy options, and to identify future research
directions.
Conference topics
will include:
·
concepts
and measures of health status
·
trends
in health deprivation and inequality
·
causes
of health deprivation and inequality
·
link
between health and income deprivations
·
labour
market outcomes and health status
·
nutrition and
health
·
intra-household
issues in health
·
evaluating
alternative health policies
The conference is
intended for researchers and policymakers from the academic, government, and
development communities. Participants attending WIDER development conferences
typically come from a university, research institute, government department or
international organization.
Those wishing to
present a paper should send a detailed abstract or a full draft of the paper
(strongly preferred). Others wishing to attend, but not present a paper, should
briefly explain their reason for interest in the conference topics. All
applicants should submit a short CV, including their full contact address,
institutional affiliation, relevant publications and professional experience,
nationality, age and gender.
All
applications must be
received by 15 May 2006 by email to [log in to unmask] or by fax to
+358-9-615-99-333.
Funding
There is no
conference fee. Travel and accommodation costs will be covered for selected
conference participants subject to UN procedures. Preference will be given to
funding participants from developing and transition countries, with an emphasis
on policymakers and those from universities and research
institutes.
Conference language
The
conference is held in English (simultaneous translation will not be
available).
World
Institute for Development Economics Research of the
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information Related to: Equity; Health inequality; Socioeconomic
inequality in health; Socioeconomic
health differentials; Gender; Violence;
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