Conferences : Reports and News

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What's going on in the world of Canadian and international public health conferences? Read on for details about upcoming sessions and for the results of previous ones. Follow the Web links to learn more about attending these valuable conferences.

Upcoming Conferences

Policy Research Forum's 3rd National Conference
(Ottawa, Nov 30-Dec 1, 2000)
The Forum's canada@theworld.ca conference will explore the impact of global interdependence on Canadian public policy through four cross-cutting themes. Visit www.theworld.ca for updates about the sessions.

Global Aging: Working Together in a Changing World
(Vancouver, July 1-6, 2001)
Internationally recognized experts in gerontology will address key topics in research, education, public policy and clinical practice. Visit http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/iag/ for more information.

The Economics of Health, Within and Beyond Health Care
(York, UK, July 22-25, 2001)
Amartya Sen will give the plenary address; sessions relevant to both developed
and developing countries will cover a wide range of topics in health
economics. Visit http://www.ihea2001york.org.uk for more information.

Information from Previous Conferences

Workshop on Addiction and Population Health
The Web site for the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse includes the proceedings from a June 1999 symposium on addiction and population health. The symposium focused on the role of addiction in the population health model and on how the model might affect future directions of addictions programming and policy.

Canadian Journal of Public Health
Volume 90, Supplement 1, November/December 1999
Several articles in this special CJPH supplement come from presentations made at the National Conference on Shared Responsibility for Health and Social Impact Assessment. The conference focused on the population health approach. Participants came from around the world, from all levels of government, from the voluntary sector and from the research community.

Leading the Way on Population Health
The Change Foundation Web site includes proceedings from the November 1999 conference, Leading the Way on Population Health, on the evolution and application of population health, including population-based approaches to planning, managing and delivering health services in Canada.

The Verona Initiative
(Italy, July 5-9, 2000)
The European Regional Office of the World Health Organization created the Verona Initiative to promote its Health For All policy framework through an Investment for Health approach. The approach promotes health through social and economic development. The Initiative allowed political, business, media, academic and non-governmental leaders to learn how the approach can support communities at all levels. For more information see http://www.who.dk/verona/main.htm.

The Fifth Global Conference on Health Promotion
(Mexico City, June 5-9, 2000)
The theme, Bridging the Equity Gap, addressed health determinants related to economically and socially disadvantaged populations. Eighty-seven countries, including Canada, signed the Mexico Ministerial Statement for the Promotion of Health From Ideas to Action. The Statement affirms that health promotion strategies contribute to the sustainability of local, national and international health activities, and commits signers to draw up country-wide health promotion plans.

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