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ISEqH Fourth International Conference

September 11 to September 13, 2006
Adelaide, Australia

Creating Healthy Societies
through Inclusion and Equity

The Conference Themes

The International Society for Equity in Health, ISEqH, welcomed over 230 participants interested in promoting equity in health to share their experiences and expertises at its Fourth International Conference in Adelaide, Australia. To view photos from the conference, click here.

The overarching theme for the ISEQH's Fourth International Conference, Creating Healthy Societies through Inclusion and Equity, reflected the central role of social, political, and economic determinants in creating health.

In addition, the conference focussed on two new topics to encourage the presentation and discussion of research and evaluation on the achievement of equity:

• aboriginal health, acknowledging the need to address the inequities experienced by many indigenous communities; and
• arts and equity in health, exploring ways to evaluate how working through the arts improves social inclusion and enhances equity in health.

Programme and Presentations

For the full booklet of abstracts, please click here.

Monday, Sept 11, 2006
Tuesday, Sept 12, 2006
Wednesday, Sept 13, 2006

Monday, Sept 11, 2006
Special Plenary	11.15 - 12.30 pm - Eclipse Room
Chittleborough, Catherine	presentation (2.5 MB)
Starfield, Barbara	presentation
Robinson, Vivian	presentation
Beltramello, Claudio (presented by Dr. Donata Dalla Riva)	presentation
Access to Care	1.30 - 3.00 pm - Eclipse Room
Carr-Hill, Roy	presentation
Kennedy, Margaret Ann	abstract
Pannarunothai, Supasit	presentation
Xu, Biao	presentation
Limwattananon, Supon	presentation
Community Practice and Action (focus on Indigenous Health)	1.30 - 3.00 pm - Cinema Room
Kelly, Janet	abstract
Bailie, Ross	abstract
Comino, Elizabeth	presentation
Robinson, Jo-Ani	abstract
Workshop: GEGA	1.30 - 3.00 pm - M.Murray Room
Jadue, Liliana	presentation
Financing Health Care	1.30 - 3.00 pm - H. Medlin North Room
Gandhi, Fenil (presented by Liliana Jadue)	abstract
Harvey, Ken	presentation
Maceira, Daniel	abstract
Wang, Yuankun	presentation
Zhang, Guangyu	abstract
Sinha, Tara	abstract
Policy and Implementation I (focus on Indigenous Health)	1.30 - 3.00 pm - WP Rogers Room
Mooney, Gavin	presentation
Kelly, Clancy Jane	presentation
Kana, Cherie	abstract
Flores, Walter	abstract
Policy and Implementation II	3.30 - 5.00 pm - Eclipse Room
Pannarunothai, Supasit	presentation
Lloyd, Jane	presentation
Scrimgeour, David	presentation
Aboriginal Health Research Program - A Canadian Perspective	3.30 - 5.00 pm - Cinema Room
Walker, Dawn	abstract
Mushquash, Christopher	abstract
Greenwood, Margo & Downey, Bernice	abstract
Desmoulin, Simone	abstract
Promoting Health Equity through the Arts	3.30 - 5.00 pm - H. Medlin South Room
Coulter, Kiersten	abstract
Carroll, Catherine	presentation
Special Populations - Disability and Occupational Health	3.30 - 5.00 pm - H. Medlin North Room
Kosen, Soewarta	presentation
Yeh, Wan-Yu	presentation
Cheng, Yawen	abstract
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Tuesday, Sept 12, 2006
Health Promotion through the Arts	9.00 - 9.30 am - Eclipse Room
Rix, Pat - Tutti Ensemble	presentation
Trends I	9.30 - 11.00 am - Eclipse Room
Delgado, Iris (presented by Liliana Jadue)	presentation
Robinson, Vivian	presentation
Molina, Raúl	presentation
Sihto, Marita	abstract
Ghosh, Saswata	abstract
Pathways I	9.30 - 11.00 am - M. Murray Room
Newman, Lareen	abstract
Bentley, Rebecca	abstract
Narayana, Delampady	abstract
Chang, Ly-yun	abstract
Gender	9.30 - 11.00 am - H. Medlin South Room
Greaves, Lorraine	abstract
Chen, Duan-Rung	presentation
Adams, Jeffery	abstract
Pinto, Paula	presentation
Chiang, Tung-liang	abstract
Community Practice and Action II	9.30 - 11.00 am - WP Rogers Room
Bentley, Michael	presentation
Hurley, Catherine	abstract
Rose, Vanessa	abstract
Lawless, Angela	presentation
Pathways II	11.30 - 1.00 pm - Eclipse Room
Harris, Elizabeth	presentation
Henderson, Dan	presentation
Sanders, Liz	abstract
Acosta, Naydu	presentation
Marín, Fabiola (presented by Liliana Jadue)	presentation
Methods I	11.30 - 1.00 pm - Cinema Room
Lee, Miaw-Chwen	abstract
Eslava-Schmalbach, Javier	presentation
Szwarcwald, Celia	presentation
Mishra Panda, Manasee	abstract
Child and Youth	11.30 - 1.00 pm - H. Medlin South
MacDougall, Colin	abstract
Papadopoulos, Irena	presentation
Machalek, Karolina	abstract
Hagquist, Curt	presentation
Values and Social Empowerment	11.30 - 1.00 pm - WP Rogers Room
Zhang, Guangyu	abstract
Osborne, Katy	abstract
Edwards, Nancy	abstract
Kumar, Anant	presentation
Health Services I	2.30 - 4.00 pm - Eclipse Room
Comino, Elizabeth	presentation
Furler, John	presentation
Maceira, Daniel	abstract
Kiwara, A.D.	presentation
Methods II (focus on HIA)	2.30 - 4.00 pm - Cinema Room
Harris-Roxas, Ben	presentation
Gillham, Karen	abstract
Eslava-Schmalbach, Javier	presentation
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Wednesday, Sept 13, 2006
Health Services II	11.30 - 1.00 pm - Eclipse Room
Maceira, Daniel	abstract
Edwards, David	abstract
Dwyer, Judith	presentation
Villarruz, Agnes	presentation
Edwards, Nancy	abstract
Methods III (focus on Indigenous Health)	11.30 - 1.00 pm - Cinema Room
Blignault, Ilse	presentation
Paradies, Yin	presentation
Cunningham, Joan	abstract
Semenic, Sonia	presentation
Street, Jackie	presentation
Social Determinants (focus on Indigenous Health)	11.30 - 1.00 pm - H. Medlin South
Pearce, Meryl	presentation
Mohindra, K.S.	abstract
Thomas, David	abstract
Gallaher, Gilbert	presentation
Tsey, Komla (presented by Desley Harvey & Teressa Gibson)	presentation
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Definitions

Equity in health: The absence of systematic and potentially remediable differences in one or more aspects of health across populations or population groups defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically.

Inequity in health: Systematic and potentially remediable differences in one or more aspects of health across populations or population groups defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically.

Equity (policy and actions): Active policy decisions and programmatic actions directed at improving equity in health or in reducing or eliminating inequalities in health.

Equity (research): Research to elucidate the genesis and characteristics of inequity in health for the purpose of identifying factors amenable to policy decisions and programmatic actions to reduce or eliminate inequities.

Adelaide, the Host City

Cosmopolitan Adelaide is located in South Australia, between the sheltered waters of the Gulf of St Vincent and its backdrop of scenic hills and valleys.

Adelaide's compact, vibrant centre is encircled by a green belt of parklands. Settled in 1836, the city has developed to encompass the vigour and excitement of a modern city, while retaining the charm and grace of the past. South Australia has a proud history of working towards health equity.

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Additional Information

International Society for Equity in Health
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Colonia Mirador 1
Guatemala, Guatemala C.A. 01011
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