Partnerships for health - the future
Thursday 8 December 2011, 9.30am - 1.30pm
W5, Odyssey, Belfast
The aim of the Conference is to examine what we are learning about effective partnership working and explore new opportunities to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities in Northern Ireland.
Call for Abstracts - Parallel Sessions
This conference will raise awareness of current high quality, evidence-based partnership work in the field of tackling health inequalities and improving the health and wellbeing of the population across Northern Ireland, you are invited to submit an abstract to participate at this event during the parallel sessions.
Each parallel session will last for 60 minutes and will incorporate two or three 10 minute presentations and a discussion session on one of the following areas, which are drawn from the PHA building blocks for supporting a happy, healthy life:
Working together to:
- Give Every Child the best Start in Life
- Ensure a Decent Standard of Living for all by acting with partners to increase income, reduce living costs and develop key skills for vulnerable groups
- Build sustainable communities by supporting involvement in community activities, improving neighbourhood environments and encouraging sustainable solutions
- Make Healthy Choices Easier through better information
- Ensure High Quality Care for All.
As this event aims to highlight current good practice, abstracts are invited for current or recently completed high quality, evidence-based programmes and initiatives.
The conference programme and presentations from the plenary session are attached below. Please contact Hannah McCourt by email at hannah.mccourt regarding the availability of the presentations from the parallel sessions.
For further information please see the press release and the documents below.