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Regional Consultation on Policy Tools:
Equity in Populations Health

Toronto, Canada, June 16-17, 2002
Medical Science Building, University of Toronto


Final Report

ISeqh
Conference 

SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
June 14-16, 2002



Equity Papers
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Description:

Speakers  included academic scholars as well as  researchers. In addition, a number of invited policy-makers and representatives of different health organizations from around the world  attended and participated in the discussion. 

The conference contributed both to scholarly and policy debate on policy tools to assist the development, implementation and/or evaluation processes associated with achieving health equity in the Americas. 

Key themes included: measurement of inequalities, targeting the poor, allocation of health resources, and health impact assessment. The program will conclude with a high-level panel discussion featuring David Gwatkin (World Bank), Alex Scott (UK), and Peter Tugwell (Canada).

Conference contact information:
Bev Shea
Institute of Population - University of Ottawa
Tel: 613 562 5800 ext 8571
Fax: 613 562 5659
e-mail bevshea@uottawa.ca


All conference sessions were at the 
Medical Science Building,
University of Toronto
Room-9990, (900 99th St, NW, Toronto, Canada).

 Program 

Sunday, June 16

 

Opening Remarks

 Juan Antonio Casas Director, Division of Health and Human Development, PAHO/WHO,  Tim Evans, Rockefeller - David Gwatkin, World Bank - Joe Losos, Director, Institute of Population Health, Canada

 

Session 1: Determinants of Health Inequalities: Identifying, Measuring, Monitoring, Intervening
Co-Chairs: Norberto Dachs, Public Health Policy, PAHO/WHO, Peter Tugwell, Director, Centre for Global Health, Institute of Population Health (Canada)

Paper 1
Peter Tugwell (Canada)
 
Jeanette Vega (Chile) 
Disentangling the Pathways to Health Inequities
The Chilean Health Equity Gauge 
- Word file [311kb] - PDF file  [270kb]

 

 

Facilitators for the breakout sessions:
Carmen Elisa Florez (Colombia)
Phillipa Howden-Chapman (New Zealand)
Sharmila Mhatre (Canada)

   

Monday, June 17

 

Session 2: Targeting the Poor
Co-Chairs: Annette O’Connor, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Cesar Vieira, Program Coordinator HDD, PAHO/WHO

Paper 2
Cristóbal Ruiz Gaytan (Mexico)

 

  Facilitators for the breakout sessions:
Armando De Negri (Brazil)
Alex Jadad (Canada)
TBA
   

 

Session 3: Allocation of Health Resources

 Co-Chairs: Juan Antonio Casas, Director, Division of Health and Human Development, PAHO/WHO George Wells, Chair, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Chair, Science Program Group, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa


Paper 3
Jan Hatcher-Roberts (Canada)
Stan Scheyer (USA)
 

  Facilitators for the breakout sessions:

Oscar Cetrangolo (Argentina)
Slim Haddad (Canada)
Maria Elena Jaen (Venezuela)
 
   

 

Session 4: Health Impact Assessment

 Co-Chairs: Juan Antonio Casas, Director, Division of Health and Human Development, PAHO/WHO, Vic Neufeld, McMaster University


Paper 4
Ruth Barnes (UK)
Alex Scott (UK)
 

  Facilitators for the breakout sessions:

Claudio Arce (Costa Rica)
Daniel Maceira (Argentina)
Silvia Porto (Brazil)
 
   

 

Wrap-up of the meeting

Chairs:
Juan Antonio Casas (PAHO/WHO) - Andrew Jones (CIDA) - Joseph Losos (University of Ottawa)  - Nick Previsich (Health Canada)  - (IDRC) -  (CSIH)

This meeting was supported by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Health Canada (HC), the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) and the Institute of Population Health (IPH), University of Ottawa.