Reducing social inequalities in health
27 September 2000 - 27 September 2000
An international conference on social inequalities in health will take place at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine arts school of architecture, Holmen in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 27 to 29 September 2000.
The conference is organised by the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Ministry of Health in close co-operation with the World Health Organisation's regional Office for Europe. The conference will examine what can be done to reduce existing inequalities in health between various groups in society, by focussing on practical, real-world examples that represent valuable experience to others.
Besides the plenary sessions, four important areas will be underlined: workplace; local communities; health care services and urban development.
The conference will highlight the following aspects:
- existing social inequalities in health with examples from all over Europe;
- strategies and policies to reduce social inequalities in health from European, national, regional as well as city perspectives. What are the achievements and what are the lessons learnt?
- interventions to reduce health differences concentrating on examples of good practice.
The conference is targeted at decision makers at international, national and city levels all over Europe. In addition to health care professionals these include health promotion advisers and health and social planners, representatives from city governments, from regional and national authorities and from international organisations.
For further information, please contact:
Copenhagen Health Administration
Department of Planning and Public Health
Sjaellandsgade 40 · DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Tel: +45-35303530; Fax +45-35303939
E-mail: sundby.suf@ipost.kk.dk
URL: http://www.inequalities-copenhagen.dk(opens in new window)
The conference is organised by the City of Copenhagen and the Danish Ministry of Health in close co-operation with the World Health Organisation's regional Office for Europe. The conference will examine what can be done to reduce existing inequalities in health between various groups in society, by focussing on practical, real-world examples that represent valuable experience to others.
Besides the plenary sessions, four important areas will be underlined: workplace; local communities; health care services and urban development.
The conference will highlight the following aspects:
- existing social inequalities in health with examples from all over Europe;
- strategies and policies to reduce social inequalities in health from European, national, regional as well as city perspectives. What are the achievements and what are the lessons learnt?
- interventions to reduce health differences concentrating on examples of good practice.
The conference is targeted at decision makers at international, national and city levels all over Europe. In addition to health care professionals these include health promotion advisers and health and social planners, representatives from city governments, from regional and national authorities and from international organisations.
For further information, please contact:
Copenhagen Health Administration
Department of Planning and Public Health
Sjaellandsgade 40 · DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Tel: +45-35303530; Fax +45-35303939
E-mail: sundby.suf@ipost.kk.dk
URL: http://www.inequalities-copenhagen.dk(opens in new window)