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FYI - event that may be of interest to those in the Sydney area on 21 November ________________________________ From: Social Determinants of Health [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Patricia Morton Subject: [SDOH] What can you do to address inequity - in Australia and in the world? Come and find out how at the launch of Global Health Watch 2 What: Launch of the Global Health Watch 2, an educational resource for health advocates and professionals wanting to understand inequity and global health and wanting to do something about it. When: 15.30 - 17.00, Friday 21 November 2008 Where: Police & Justice Museum, cnr Phillip & Albert St, Circular Quay, Sydney Who: Liliana Jadue (from one of the organising bodies), Anthony Zwi (one of the authors) Why: Because someone needs to do something about growing inequities. See flyer below for more information. The NSW Public Health Association and the Peoples Health Movement, Australia invite you to attend the launch of Global Health Watch 2: An Alternative World Health Report In an increasingly integrated and globalised world characterized by, among other things, new cross-border threats to health, widening disparities in health and access to health care and an unacceptable level of human suffering and premature mortality in developing countries, civil society actors are asking 'why is so little progress being made'? Like its critically-acclaimed predecessor, Global Health Watch 2 covers a comprehensive range of health topics, including access to medicines, mental health, water and sanitation, nutrition, and war and conflict. Unlike other reports on global health, it also draws attention to the politics of global health and the policies and actions of key actors. Venue: Police & Justice Museum, cnr Phillip & Albert St, Circular Quay, Sydney Date: Friday 21 November 2008 Time: 15.30 for a 16.00 start and a 17.00 close Tea/coffee and snacks available on arrival. Speakers: Dr Liliana Jadue is the Director of the Instituto de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud Públic at the Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile. Her team is working for the WHO Commission of Social Health Determinants to run the Measurement Knowledge Network, leading the development of methodologies and tools for measuring the causes, pathways and health outcomes of policy interventions to tackle the social determinants of health and health inequities. Liliana has worked for the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) as an epidemiologist and health promotion consultant. Professor Anthony Zwi focuses on international health and policy and has interests in their interface with equity, social justice and human rights. He seeks to build Australia and Asia-Pacific partnerships and capabilities in public health, health policy, and disaster planning, management and response. He is interested in understanding, and improving mechanisms, to facilitate evidence-informed health and development policy. RSVP: [log in to unmask] ------------------- Problems/Questions? Send it to Listserv owner: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe, send the following message in the text section -- NOT the subject header -- to [log in to unmask] SIGNOFF SDOH DO NOT SEND IT BY HITTING THE REPLY BUTTON. THIS SENDS THE MESSAGE TO THE ENTIRE LISTSERV AND STILL DOES NOT REMOVE YOU. To subscribe to the SDOH list, send the following message to [log in to unmask] in the text section, NOT in the subject header. SUBSCRIBE SDOH yourfirstname yourlastname To post a message to all 1200+ subscribers, send it to [log in to unmask] Include in the Subject, its content, and location and date, if relevant. For a list of SDOH members, send a request to [log in to unmask] To receive messages only once a day, send the following message to [log in to unmask] SET SDOH DIGEST To view the SDOH archives, go to: https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/sdoh.html Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/secretariat/legal/disclaimer.htm