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37th
Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference
Tackling
the Determinants of Health
Organized by the
Public Health Association of Australia
25 -27 September 2006
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW
Conference Theme
The overarching theme for the conference is tackling the
determinants of health. This theme focuses on upstream determinants
of health (macro or big picture) conditions at a population
level, and inequalities in outcomes at a community, national
and international level.
Main theme
Housing and the built environment covers the provision of
functional and adequate housing and environment that promotes
the physical, social and mental health of communities. Innovative
and creative papers are sought that demonstrate strategies
that have resulted in improved conditions for healthy living
including social interactions and social capital.
Other themes
The physical environment
The effect on the health of societies, communities, or other
population groups of industry, including global warming, air
and water quality, waste management including recycling, extinction
of plant and animal species, and issues of environmental sustainability.
We are seeking papers on innovative and creative strategies
that address health problems produced by the physical environment
focusing on the upstream determinants of a harmful environment,
the prevention of health problems, and the promotion of a
healthy sustainable environment.
Community mobilisation
Ways of bringing people together to tackle the determinants
of health by creating a sense of unity, ownership and self-control.
Papers are sought on how we empower people to overcome their
differences and begin a dialogue on an equal basis to determine
issues that affect their community. Innovative and creative
strategies that demonstrate participation where communities
have taken an active role in determining their own destiny.
This may be through decision-making, choosing, planning, implementing,
managing, monitoring and controlling a community project or
program.
Communities and social cohesion
Communities and social cohesion will give registrants the
chance to discuss the worst of crimes, poverty, in the light
of what communities may be able to do. A civil society relies
on the rights of all minorities and the needs of a civil society
must include participatory democracy. Papers on projects are
sought that enhance social cohesion, participatory democracy,
empower communities and improve equity of opportunity.
Food
Access to affordable, safe, nutritious, high quality and appropriate
food is an important determinant of health, development and
wellbeing for individuals, families and groups throughout
the life cycle. The influences on food security and distribution
are social, political and economic. Papers are being sought
that demonstrate how the determinants of health are influenced
by and influence food security.
Paper Submission
The deadline of submission is 1
April 2006.
Abstract Requirements
• All intended presentations require the submission
of an abstract. Submitting authors are to nominate their first
and second choice of theme for each presentation from the
six main conference themes
• Within each main theme the committee is interested
in presentations that incorporate one of the sub-themes
• All abstracts are to be submitted electronically.
The method of submission will be published on the PHAA website:
www.phaa.net.au. Please check for updates. All abstracts will
be subject to peer review
• If there is more than one presenter, all correspondence
will be sent to the first presenter nominated in the abstract
• Guidelines for preparation of posters will be provided
once abstracts have been accepted
Presenters will be notified of acceptance by late May 2006.
All correspondence will be sent to the first named presenter
only
Conference's official web site
Please visit the Conference's
official web site to learn further and updated details.
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