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Dear colleagues, Please see details below for an inspiring public lecture organised by Lancaster University. Warmest wishes Ana Jennie Popay The Million Dollar Cheque: How Communities are Taking Control for Better Health 16thMarch, 18:30 – 20:00 All welcome. Register here The NorthWest coast is an area of extreme health inequalities – home to both some of themost affluent and most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the UK. Whilstpoor housing and lack of well-paid employment can seem like matters that areout of the control of many communities, a number of initiatives are showingthat giving residents power over decisions that impact on them can helpovercome these major obstacles to good health. In thislecture, Lancaster University’s Professor Jennie Popay will describe the scaleof social and health inequalities in the UK and across the North West coast andsome of the approaches that could have the biggest impact in closing this gapin health indicators. Inparticular, Jennie will also explore an experiment in community empowerment,Big Local, where disadvantaged communities across England have been given £1mto make their neighbourhoods a better - and healthier - place to live. What canthe Big Local initiative and others like it tell us about the pre-requisitesfor action aimed at reducing health inequalities and to what extent do currentpolicy initiatives in the the NHS and local government reflect these? AboutProfessor Jennie Popay JenniePopay has been Professor of Sociology and Public Health at LancasterUniversity's Institute for Health Research since 2002. Her research interestsinclude social and gender inequalities in health, public and communityengagement in health decision making and complex social interventions. She iscurrently the Director of Engagement for CLAHRC North West Coast, and theDeputy Director of the National Institute for Health Research School for PublicHealth Research. Find out more about Jennie here ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * * To unsubscribe: please log on to jiscmail.ac.uk, and * * go to the 'Subscriber's corner' page. * * ***************************************************************