Events

Oct 20

Health Spending Verus Health Outcomes: Do The Benefits Outweigh The Cost?

It is fundamental that public health spending and commissioning of health services produce the best possible health outcomes for the population. This lecture will identify techniques including programme budgeting, marginal analysis and world class commissioning, to identify where resources are...

Sep 28

Lecture 6 - Social marketing: an approach to tackling health inequalities

This lecture will look at the role of social marketing to inform both policy direction and local action and will identify national benchmark criteria.

Jun 23

Community Engagement: Measuring Effectiveness

Community engagement is recognised as a method of achieving better local health outcomes. An important aspect is measuring organisational effectiveness in engaging with the community. This lecture will outline a number of tools that organisations can use to integrate community...

Jun 16

Death by Postcode - Report Launch

The conference was organised under the auspices of Farset / Ann Brown Trust, in collaboration with the Public Health Agency, the Institute of Public Health in Ireland, and a range of other organisations and individuals.

The launch will be hosted by The Minister for Health, Social Services...

May 12

Community Planning For Health

A ‘Health Improving’ organisation is one that considers the potential impacts of its functions and services on the health of its local community. Community planning is a further opportunity to ensure health improvement and health equity is embedded within local government actions....

Apr 28

HIA Forum - Health Impact Assessment: a tool to support action on health inequalities

The aim of this meeting is to provide participants with the opportunity to hear about and discuss how HIA can support action on health inequalities. Join us for what promises to be a lively and informative discussion:

· Ensuring health equity is considered in policies developed...

Apr 28

Achieving Health Equity: Intersectoral Action

The first strategic partnerships for health were formed around 20 years ago – intersectoral planning is recognised as an effective way of joining up agendas and resources and creating synergy. This lecture will explore the role of the new joint working arrangements for health...

Mar 25

Ulster Hosts CHILD Day at Coleraine

The health and wellbeing of children will be in focus at the University of Ulster’s Coleraine campus this week.

CHILD day, which will take place on Friday 26 March 2010, is a one-day event highlighting a range of projects being undertaken by Ulster in partnership with...

Mar 23

Belfast Health Development Unit

Working together to reduce inequality and improve health and wellbeing

Mar 22

Leadership For Health Equity: Organisational Change

The WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health’s report 2008, ‘Closing the Gap in a Generation’ outlines both evidence on how inequality harms society as a whole, and recommendations for how to begin closing the gap at a global level. How can organisations begin to...

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