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UCL INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SOCIETY AND HEALTH 2008 IISH PUBLIC SEMINAR SERIES You are invited to attend on: 27 May 2008, Tuesday 5pm – 6pm Global Health Inequity and Environmental Change Speaker: Dr. Sharon Friel, Principal Research Fellow, WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health Abstract Growing differences in life expectancy between the countries in the world since around 1985- 90 signal that the global system of human activities is not sustainable. Human actions are changing many of the world’s natural environmental systems, including the climate system. These systems are intrinsic to life processes and fundamental to human health, and their disruption and depletion are exacerbating health inequities between and within countries. Ecological damage is affecting the lives of everyone in society but it impacts most on the most vulnerable groups. We will not achieve the UN millennium development health goals if environmental destruction continues. There is still much research needed on the type of action most likely to improve social factors, environmental change and health equity. But there is sufficient evidence to act now. This seminar will explore the relationship between environmental change, the social determinants of health and health equity and outline potential policy options. Dr Friel is a social and nutritional epidemiologist and has worked in the area of health inequity and public health nutrition since 1992. She is currently the Principal Research Fellow for the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health, based at UCL. She is also a Fellow at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University. Prior to this she worked as a lecturer and Assistant Academic Director in the Department of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Galway. Her work is concerned with global health equity, health equity through a social determinants framework and in particular equity in relation to food and nutrition. This seminar will be held at UCL, it is free, but space is limited (75 SEATS). NO NEED TO RSVP. Arrive promptly to secure a seat. Please contact us if you have any special needs. The seminar will be held at UCL in the: Basement Lecture Theatre, UCL, 1 – 19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HB Entrance opposite Planet Organic. Nearest Underground station Goodge St. Email: [log in to unmask] Refreshments at 6pm after the seminar. You may access audio recording of our some past seminars at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/iish/seminars.htm NEW * UCL Health and Society Summer School. Mon 30 Jun – Fri 4 Jul 2008 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/healthandsociety