PAHO/WHO Symposium: Connecting Ideas and Knowledge Sharing on Equity and Health

A sym- posium on health determinants and inequalities will mark the 10th Anniversary of Equity and Health listserv. The symposium—from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on February 24th, 2010 at PAHO headquarters in Washington, D.C.and online—will focus on the analysis of thematic trends and conceptual frameworks developed in the last 10 years and their policy implications.

Connecting Ideas and Knowledge Sharing on Equity and Health

PAHO/WHO Symposium — 9:00 am — 5:00 pm February 24th, 2010
10th Anniversary of Equity and Health listserv

This symposium on health determinants and inequalities will be focused on the analysis of thematic trends and conceptual frameworks developed in the last 10 years and their policy implications. It also will address global methodological issues of measuring health inequalities and evaluating policy and program impact.

A draft of the agenda by topic is below. The names of some speakers and discussants TBC the final agenda will be sent before the meeting. The entire meeting will be web cast in order to reach a wide international audience of health equity researchers and advocates.

The format will be a short presentation on the subject of each panel 10-15 min max — Three/four discussants 5 to 10 min max. - Q&A 15 min max.from

Participants in person:

PAHO Pan American Health Organization Regional Office of the World Health Organization
525 Twenty-third Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037, United States of America
Room A

Virtual participants via web:
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=1110&password=M.A4FA308B5F1FA6CD60DB62C0137303

To participate in person or virtually please confirm you availability before February 22nd

This event is being organized by WHO, PAHO/WHO, and Kellogg Fellows

Resources collection:

We are also updating the collection of resources on Equity, Health and Human Development, please post the best resources you have online — Links below or send by email to ruglucia@paho.org

Link to post your best resources on Health and/or Equity, Social Disparities and/or Social Determinants of Health:
http://www.paho.org/equity/addentry.php

To browse posted resources: http://www.paho.org/equity/listEquity.php

Equity and Health Connecting Ideas and Knowledge Sharing February 24th, 2010 PAHO/WHO Pan American Health Organization 525 23^rd St. NW Washington DC 20037 *Room A*
Time	Welcome remarks Dr Mirta Roses, Director PAHO/WHO
9:00 - 9:15 am	Welcome remarks Dr Mirta Roses, Director PAHO/WHO
	Panel	Speakers	Discussants
9:15-10:15am	Following up the Commission on Social Determinants of Health: How Do We Move to Action?	Dr Rüdiger Krech Director, Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights, World Health Organization, WHO Geneva, Switzerland Sir Michael Marmot, Director, International Institute for Society and Health, University College, London Galvão, Dr. Luiz Augusto PAHO/WHO Sustainable Environmental Health SDE Area Manager *Chair:* Dr. Kumanan Rasanathan, Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights, World Health Organization, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland	Dr. Jeanette Vega, Undersecretary for Public Health, Ministry of Health, Chile Dr. Bernardo Kliksberg, UNDP advisor; UNDP-Spain Fund Director Dr Jose Romero Teruel, Professor Georgetown University Sir George Alleyne PAHO/WHO Director Emeritus
10:15 —10:30 am	Thematic Networks and Dissemination of Information	Ana Lucia Ruggiero, EQ List Moderator KMC - PAHO/WHO Barbara Krimgold, Director, Kellogg Fellows and Scholars Programs, CFAH Kira Fortune, VHL- Social Determinants of Health SDE PAHO Sandra Raiher, CEDES Argentina
10:30- 10:45am coffee break
10:45 - 12:30pm	Understanding the determinants of health & implementing population health programs	Dr Paula Braveman, MD, MPH Professor of Family and Community Medicine; Director, Center on Social Disparities in Health - University of California, San Francisco Chair: Dr. Alexandra (Lexi) B. Nolen, PhD, MPH Director, Center to Eliminate Health Disparities; Associate Director of the PAHO/WHO Center for Training in International Health; University of Texas Medical Branch	Kenneth Olden, Dean, CUNY Institute for Health Equity, Lehman College, and Professor, Hunter College, NYC Dr. Ulysses Pannisset, Coordinator Research Translation to Policy Unit and EVIPNet, RPC/IER, WHO Erin Ueffing Administrator, Campbell and Cochrane Equity Methods Group, Centre for Global Health, Institute of Population Health - University of Ottawa Dr. Olivia Carter-Pokras, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of Maryland College Park School of Public Health Dr. Clem Bezold, Chairman, Institute for Alternative Futures Dr. Oscar Mujica, PAHO/WHO [5 min.]
Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 pm	An Equity of Opportunity Framework for Child Development	Dr. Dolores Acevedo-Garcia Associate Professor, Northeastern University, Bouve College of Health Sciences and Director, Institute on Urban Health Research	Dr. Manuel Peña PAHO/WHO Nutrition Center Dr. Emma Sanchez — Kellogg Health Scholar, Center on Social Disparities in Health, University of California, San Francisco Dr. Karen Ertel — Kellogg Health Scholar, Harvard School of Public Health
2:00 - 3:00 pm	Global Health & Ethics	Dr. Lawrence O. Gostin Linda D. and Timothy J. O'Neill Professor of Global Health Law; Faculty Director, O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law; Professor of Public Health, the Johns Hopkins University Georgetown Law Dr. Gregg Bloche Professor of Law; Co-Director, Georgetown-Johns Hopkins Joint Program in Law and Public Health B.A., Columbia; J.D., M.D., Yale	Dr. Fernando Lolas, Bioethics Program Director PAHO/WHO Dr. Jennifer Prah Ruger, Professor Yale University
3:30 - 4:00 pm	Knowledge Networks	Ramesh Krishnamurthy US CDC Al Shorbaji, Najeeb Mohamed, KMC WHO	Theresa Bernardo, PAHO/WHO, KMC Agnes Soares BIREME PAHO/WHO Marcelo D'Agostino PAHO/WHO, KMC Stacey Aronson US National Library of Medicine NLM
4:00 - 4:30 pm	Immigration and Health in the Americas: Linked Destinies	Dr. Dolores Acevedo —Garcia PhD, MPA-URP Associate Professor, Bouve College of Health Sciences Associate Director, Institute on Urban Health Research Northeastern University	Dr. Edna Viruell-Fuentas - Assistant Professor, Latino/Latina Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Emma Sanchez — Kellogg Health Scholar, Center on Social Disparities in Health, University of California, San Francisco Dr. Shedra Amy Snipes - NCI Cancer Prevention Fellow, University of Texas Health Science Center Dr. Rifat Latifi, MD,FACSProfessor of Surgery The University of Arizona, Department of Surgery Vice Chairman, International Relations
4:30 - 5:30 pm	Health Financing	Ms. Amada Glassman, Principal Health Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank IADB/BID Dr. David Gwatkin, World Bank advisor Dr. Philip Musgrove, Health Affairs Chair: Dr. Ruben Suarez THR PAHO/WHO
5:30 pm	Closing remarks Dr Jon Andrus, Deputy Director PAHO/WHO

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