Health Equity: 02/03/12

Friday, February 3, 2012

[EQ] Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing

Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A future worth choosing

United Nations Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (January 2012).
New York: United Nations

Available online at: http://bit.ly/A53RPs

Global Sustainability Panel Says a “Future Worth Choosing” must be based on true costs to people and the environment,,,

“….The 22-member Panel, established by the UN Secretary-General in August 2010 to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable development and low-carbon prosperity, was co-chaired by Finnish President Tarja Halonen and South African President Jacob Zuma.

The report contains 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice and to mainstream it into economic policy as quickly as possible.

“…….A quarter of a century ago, the Brundtland report introduced the concept of sustainable development to the international community as a new paradigm for economic growth, social equality and environmental sustainability. It argued that sustainable development could be achieved by an integrated policy framework embracing all three of those pillars. Since then, the world has gained a deeper understanding of the interconnected challenges we face, and the realization that sustainable development provides the best opportunity for people to choose their future.

The High-level Panel on Global Sustainability argues that by making transparent both the cost of action and the cost of inaction, political processes can summon both the arguments and the political will necessary to act for a sustainable future.

The long-term vision of the Panel is to eradicate poverty, reduce inequality and make growth inclusive, and production and consumption more sustainable, while combating climate change and respecting a range of other planetary boundaries. In light of this, the report makes a range of recommendations to take forward the Panel’s vision for a sustainable planet, a just society and a growing economy.

Sustainable development is not a destination, but a dynamic process of adaptation, learning and action. It is about recognizing, understanding and acting on interconnections — above all those between the economy, society and the natural environment……”

Contents

I. The Panel’s vision

II. Progress towards sustainable development

A. Efforts to achieve sustainable development

B. Drivers of change

III. Empowering people to make sustainable choices

IV. Working towards a sustainable economy

V. Strengthening institutional governance

VI. Conclusion: a call for action

Annexes

The report of the High-level Panel is a significant contribution to the UN’s work on sustainable development, and provides a timely contribution to preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Brazil in June 2012.The 22 members of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability included current and former heads of states, ministers, and representatives of the private sector and civil society.

In addition to the Co-chairs, the Panel included Sheikh Abdallah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates;
Hajiya Amina Az-Zubai, Former Senior Special Assistant and Adviser to the President of Nigeria on the Millennium Development Goals;
Ali Babacan, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey;
James Laurence Balsillie, former Co-Chief Executive Officer of Research in Motion;
Alexander Bedritsky, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, Special Envoy for Climate;
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of Norway;
Micheline Calmy-Rey, Former President and former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland;
Julia Carabias Lillo, Former Secretary of the Environment of Mexico;
Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden;
Luisa Dias Diogo, Member of Parliament and former Prime Minister of Mozambique;
Han Seung-soo, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Green Growth Institute and former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea;
Yukio Hatoyama, former Prime Minister of Japan;
Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action;
Cristina Narbona Ruiz, former Minister of the Environment of Spain,
Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Rural Development of India,
Susan E. Rice, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations;
Kevin Rudd, Minister for Foreign Affairs and former Prime Minister of Australia;
Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados;
Izabella Mônica Vieira Teixeira, Minister of the Environment of Brazil, and
Zheng Guoguang; Administrator of the China Meteorological Administration.
Mr. Janos Pasztor was an ex-officio member as Executive Secretary of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability.

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[EQ] Residential Summer Course in Epidemiology - EEPE - Florence Italy

Residential Summer Course in Epidemiology

Florence, Italy, from 25 June to 13 July 2012,

Three week main course

Competing Risks Analysis

Florence, Italy, from 18 June to 21 June 2012,

One week course

Website: http://bit.ly/wr8Ddc

EEPE European Educational Programme in Epidemiology

International Epidemiological Association, the WHO Centre for Environment and Health and the Italian Association of Epidemiology

The courses are taught in English by lecturers mostly from European Universities and Research Institutes and are held in residential form in the "Studium" centre on the hills close to Florence.

The main three week course offers in the first two weeks five general modules on epidemiological study design and statistical analysis of epidemiological data. In the third week six special modules, ranging from cancer epidemiology and fertility and pregnancy to the impact of changes of global climatic environment cover topics of current relevance for health (students can choose which modules to follow).

The morning and afternoon sessions include lectures, computer based analyses (using the “Stata” package), exercises and discussion sessions. To follow profitably this course, students are expected to possess some knowledge of epidemiological and statistical methods at introductory level.

The one week course on “Competing Risks Analysis” is addressed to students with special interest in these areas and a sound background knowledge of epidemiological and statistical methods.

All students should have a working knowledge of written and spoken English.

Content:

Epidemiological methods I :
basic principles and introduction to study design
Franco Merletti, Neil Pearce, Lorenzo Richiardi, Rodolfo Saracci

Statistical methods in epidemiology I : basic principles - Michael Hills, Bianca De Stavola

Epidemiological methods II : case control studies - Manolis Kogevinas, Jørn Olsen, Rodolfo Saracci

Statistical methods in epidemiology II :
analysis of cross-sectional and case-control studies - Simon Cousens

Computer analysis of epidemiological data sets :
Paco Fernandez, Pietro Ferrari, Manolis Kogevinas, Stefano Mattioli, Jørn Olsen, Jacopo Pasquini, Rodolfo Saracci, Aurelio Tobias

Cancer Epidemiology - Dimitrios Trichopoulos

Fertility and Pregnancy - Allen Wilcox

Epidemiology and environment
Part I : global climatic change and health - Anthony McMichael
Part II : local and occupational environment and health - Josep Antó , Jordi Sunyer
Part III : social environment and health - Bruna Galobardes

Statistical methods in epidemiology III :
analysis of follow-up studies - Per Kragh Andersen, Michela Baccini, Annibale Biggeri, Corrado Lagazio

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[EQ] Vacancy: Senior Lecturer in Global Health Policy - University of London

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE

(University of London)
FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND POLICY - DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Senior Lecturer in Global Health Policy

Website: http://bit.ly/wRzVZQ

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) seeks to consolidate and build on its strengths as the lead institution in Europe on global health research, teaching and policy through the appointment of a Senior Lecturer in Global Health Policy.

The Senior Lecturer in Global Health Policy will enhance a number of strategic activities to significantly raise the School’s profile in global health. The successful individual will hold a PhD in political science, politics, international relations, policy analysis or a closely allied subject area, and be an experienced scholar in analysing health concerns. The individual would complement existing staff with expertise in politics, international relations, development studies and social policy. As an appointment within the Department of Global Health and Development, the Senior Lecturer would work to unify existing activities within the broad field of global health policy and play an important teaching role.

The post-holder would be expected to:

· have a disciplinary background in political science, politics, international relations, policy analysis or related field;

· contribute to the development of a programme of research concerned with global health policy;

· secure additional research funds in the broad area of global health policy;

· make a contribution to LSHTM’s teaching on global health, especially the recently launched Distance Learning MSc in Global Health Policy;

· supervise Research Degree students in relevant areas.

This post will be a full-time appointment for five years in the first instance. Salary is on the Academic Pathway, Grade 8 from £50,183 - £57,621 per annum inclusive. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year for all staff. In addition to this there are 6 fixed-date "Director's Days".

. The reference for this post is GHDSL. Applications should also include a CV and the names and email addresses of 3 referees that can be contacted immediately if short listed. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.

This post closes at 11.00pm on Wednesday 29 February 2012

Kara Hanson, Reader in Health System Economics - Head, Department of Global Health and Development

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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[EQ] The economic burden of child maltreatment in the United States and implications for prevention

The economic burden of child maltreatment in the United States and implications for prevention

Xiangming Fang, Derek S. Brown, Curtis S. Florence, James A. Mercy

a National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

b RTI International, Public Health Economics Program, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Child Abuse & Neglect - 31 January 2012

CDC press release: http://1.usa.gov/wEPxKC
PDF file: http://bit.ly/yD0lui

Objectives:
To present new estimates of the average lifetime costs per child maltreatment victim and aggregate lifetime costs for all new child maltreatment cases incurred in 2008 using an incidence-based approach.

Methods:
This study used the best available secondary data to develop cost per case estimates.

For each cost category, the paper used attributable costs whenever possible. For those categories that attributable cost data were not available, costs were estimated as the product of incremental effect of child maltreatment on a specific outcome multiplied by the estimated cost associated with that outcome. The estimate of the aggregate lifetime cost of child maltreatment in 2008 was obtained by multiplying per-victim lifetime cost estimates by the estimated cases of new child maltreatment in 2008.

Results:
The estimated average lifetime cost per victim of nonfatal child maltreatment is $210,012 in 2010 dollars, including $32,648 in childhood health care costs; $10,530 in adult medical costs; $144,360 in productivity losses; $7,728 in child welfare costs; $6,747 in criminal justice costs; and $7,999 in special education costs. The estimated average lifetime cost per death is $1,272,900, including $14,100 in medical costs and $1,258,800 in productivity losses.

The total lifetime economic burden resulting from new cases of fatal and nonfatal child maltreatment in the United States in 2008 is approximately $124 billion. In sensitivity analysis, the total burden is estimated to be as large as $585 billion.

Conclusions: Compared with other health problems, the burden of child maltreatment is substantial, indicating the importance of prevention efforts to address the high prevalence of child maltreatment….”

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