Posted in Global Health, Public Health Events, tagged Clive Needle, Healthy Europe, Helmut Brand, Susan Elden on July 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Afternoon parallel session at the Faculty of Public Health annual conference, on Wednesday 7 July.
Chaired by Susan Elden (Public Health Advisor at the Department of International Development) and panel members Clive Needle (Director and EU Policy Advisor at EuroHealthnet) and Helmut Brand (Professor of European Public Health at Maastricht University).
Posted in Health Inequalities, Public Health Events, tagged cuts, health inequalities, public health on July 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Parallel Session A (c) at the Faculty of Public Health annual conference, Wednesday 7 July.
Chaired by Rachael Jolley (FPH) and with panel members Chris Bentley (Head of Health Inequalities NST, Department of Health), Peter Kellner (President, YouGov), Samantha Callan (Chairman of Residence, Centre for Social Justice).
Posted in PH Spending, Public Health Events, tagged Adam Brimelow, Anna Coote, Anna Dixon, cuts, Julian Le Grand, Paul Edmonson-Jones, public health on July 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Plenary Session 4 at the Faculty of Public Health annual conference, Wednesday 7 July.
Chaired by Adam Brimelow (BBC Health Correspondent) and panel members Prof. Julian Le Grand (LSE and former No 10 health advisor), Anna Coote (Head of Social Policy, new economics foundation), Dr Anna Dixon (Director of Policy, King’s Fund) and Dr Paul Edmonson-Jones (Director of Public Health and Primary Care, Portsmouth City Teaching PCT).
Posted in Public Health Events, tagged Andrew Lansley, FPH, FPH conference, public health on July 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Secretary of State Andrew Lansley’s speech plus short Q&A, Wednesday 7 July at the Faculty of Public Health annual conference
Posted in Public Health Events, tagged Ageing, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, FPH Annual Conference, Imperial College, Inequalities, MMR scare, Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation on April 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Very exciting news indeed. Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, 11-time Paralympic gold medallist, has been confirmed to give the keynote speech at our Annual Conference in London on 7 July.
Dame Tanni will provide a truly inspirational start for what promises to be an action-packed day. Sue Tiballs, Chief Executive of the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) will be there to introduce her – Dame Tanni is Chair of the Commission on the Future of Women’s Sport.
Other speakers confirmed for the Conference include:
• Professor Julian Le Grand, former No 10 Downing Street advisor, and Anna Dixon, Acting CEO at King’s Fund, taking part in “The Cuts Debate: Where Should The Axe Fall?” Chaired by Adam Brimelow, BBC Health Correspondent
• Dame Carol Black speaking at the “Our Ageing Society: How Do We Meet the Challenges of the Next Decade?” – session
• Denis Campbell, The Guardian, Mary Riddell, The Daily Telegraph and Dr Tony Jewell, Welsh Chief Medical Officer, discussing “Unhealthy Headlines: How Do We Prevent Another MMR Scare?”
• Professor Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on the panel for “Cityscapes – How Do We Create Healthier Cities?”
• Samantha Callan, Centre for Social Justice Chairman in Residence, Chris Bentley, Head of Inequalities at Department of Health, and Peter Kellner, President of YouGov, at “Hard Times: Reducing Inequalities in a Tough Financial Climate”
The theme of this year’s Conference will be “The Next Decade: What Is The Future Of Public Health?” and we’ve got sessions on issues as diverse as the economy, the challenges of the new government and the effectiveness of health protection campaigns.
And for the first time ever, the Conference will take place in London, at Imperial College.
So see you there!
Better Health For All 