[EQ] Training Course on Investment for Health: Integrating Health in All Policies- Venice, March 9-14, 2008

 

Training course:  Investment for Health: Integrating Health in All Policies

Venice, Italy - March 9-14, 2008

 

The University of Padova Medical School is organizing the training course “Investment for Health: Integrating Health in All Policies”, in collaboration with the WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development, Venice (Italy); the WHO Collaborating Center for Health Promotion Policy and Research at the Yale School of Public Health, School of Medicine (US); Bradford University (UK); the Medical University of Graz (Austria); and the Veneto Region (Italy).

 

This is an intensive one-week residential course - focusing on the emerging field of investment for health and emphasizing that many key health issues, including health inequities, cannot be solved by traditional approaches in medicine and public health.  Topics include:

 

1.       Health inequities – an overview and new scientific findings for effective action

2.       Economic benefits of improving health and reducing health inequities

3.       Investing for health – concepts, principles, practice and the role of social determinants of health

4.       Ethics in health

5.       Policy-making models and their implications for monitoring and evaluation

6.       Public health and resource allocation in an aging society

7.       Health promotion and poverty reduction - the Community-based Initiative experience

 

For further information, please click on this link:
http://www.sabiwork.it/show_details.php?id=40

 

or contact Ms. Benedetta Bixio b.bixio@unipd.it (University of Padua Medical School).

 

Flavio Lirussi M.D., Ph.D. Scientist, Socioeconomic Determinants of NCDs

WHO Regional Office for Europe - European Office for Investment for Health and Development

Campo Santo Stefano, San Marco 2847

I-30124 Venice, Italy

Office Tel: +39 041 279 3865 Direct Line: +39 041 279 3841 Fax: +39 041 279 3869 E-mail: fli@ihd.euro.who.int

news: http://www.euro.int/socialdeterminants/news/news

 

 

 

 *      *      *     *

This message from the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, is part of an effort to disseminate
information Related to: Equity; Health inequality; Socioeconomic inequality in health; Socioeconomic
health differentials; Gender; Violence; Poverty; Health Economics; Health Legislation; Ethnicity; Ethics;
Information Technology - Virtual libraries; Research & Science issues.  [DD/ IKM Area]

“Materials provided in this electronic list are provided "as is". Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings
and interpretations included in the Materials are those of the authors and not necessarily of The Pan American
Health Organization PAHO/WHO or its country members”.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PAHO/WHO Website: http://www.paho.org/

EQUITY List - Archives - Join/remove: http://listserv.paho.org/Archives/equidad.html

 

    IMPORTANT: This transmission is for use by the intended recipient and it may contain privileged, proprietary or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering this transmission to the intended recipient, you may not disclose, copy or distribute this transmission or take any action in reliance on it. If you received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by email to infosec@paho.org, and please dispose of and delete this transmission. Thank you.