The cost and challenge of child poverty

Wednesday 19 June 2013,
7.30pm, St John's in the City, Wellington.

St John's in the City believes the issue of child poverty is a challenge for us all, so is offering an opportunity to understand what recent research is telling us and what we might do to eliminate child poverty.

Speaker: Professor Jonathan Boston (former co-chair, Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty).

Attendance is free.

Whakawhetu SUDI Conference

20-21 June 2013
Ko Awatea Middlemore Hospital.

The Whakawhetu National SUDI Prevention for Māori is a national kaupapa Māori organisation dedicated to reducing the rate of SUDI (Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy) for Māori. Their purpose is to strengthen SUDI Prevention services that engage with whānau and to create healthy environments for whānau to thrive.

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Growing Up in New Zealand: The next steps

24 June 2013,
Wellington

The findings of a recent international review of Growing Up in New Zealand have highlighted the capacity of this contemporary longitudinal study to provide evidence to inform cross-sectoral policy.

This seminar will discuss the significance and nature of the contributions to enduring policy issues that longitudinal studies can provide, and the special features of Growing Up in New Zealand in this regard.

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Te Whare Kura: Indigenous knowledges, peoples and identities

25 June 2013,
The University of Auckland.

This presentation will showcase a community-placed health promotion model being applied in Kanaka 'Oiwi (Native Hawaiians) and Pasifika serving community-based organisations across Hawai'i by the PILI 'Ohana Partnership (POP) to curtail the rising tide of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

RSVP by 18 June 2013 to Paula Bickers or phone 09 373 7999, ext 81307.

Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Te ORA)
Hui-a-Tau & Scientific Conference 2013

27-30 June/Pipiri 2013
Massey University, Mount Cook

Mā pango, mā whero, ka ora ai te iwi With our contribution alongside others, our people will be well.

Maori doctors have a vision of Hauora Māori, of a Māori population that is healthy, with iwi, hapū and whānau empowered to reach their full potential in accordance with their own aspirations.

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Health Promotion Forum: Pacific provider/leaders fono

28 June 2013,
Porirua

Theme: Update on health promotion competencies, professional society and pacific workforce development strategy.

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Health Promotion Forum 2013

4-5 July
Wellington

In an ever evolving globalised 'social era' world, how will a professional health promotion workforce help to ensure a safe and secure world for those yet to come?

With quarter of a century behind us, this year's Symposium will provide an opportunity to draw on our experience, explore ideas and work together to envisage a new future for health promotion here in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Conference 2013

11-13 July 2013,
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington.

Call for abstracts open!

In addition to research papers, the programme committee is encouraging workshops, CME and presentations that lend themselves to interaction from conference participants. So start thinking about who you can inspire, challenge, motivate, educate and excite at the Conference for General Practice this July.

The call for Abstracts deadline is 30 April 2013.

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Health Promotion Forum: Asian Health Promotion

Wednesday 17 July 2013,
Auckland.

Explore and share ways of working with Asian communities for the purpose of advancing their health and wellbeing.

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Short course on applied environmental epidemiology

18 July 2013,
9am-5pm
Massey University, Wellington

Presented by Professor Allan Smith, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health at the University of California.

The course will be of value to those interested in the practice and application of the concepts, tools and techniques specific to environmental epidemiology and how they can be used in day-to-day work and practice.

Contact Katharine Haddock or Associate Professor Barry Bormanfor more information.

ASPIRE2025 seminar series: Jonathan Liberman

Tuesday 23 July,
Te Raukura Te Wharewaka, Wellington

ASPIRE2025 is very pleased to announce that international tobacco control law expert Jonathan Liberman will be the guest speaker at the next seminar of their 2013 series.

Jonathan will be talking about topics that are particularly relevant to New Zealand's tobacco control efforts at present.

Further details about Jonathan's seminar will be distributed soon.

Increasing inequality: causes, consequences and responses

Thursday 18 July 2013
75 Featherston Street, Wellington

The purpose of this forum is to provide an opportunity to reflect on the latest research and policy debates. Three main issues will be under the spotlight:

• the causes and consequences of the rise of income inequality in most OECD countries since the 1980s
• how some of the negative social impacts of inequality might be mitigated
• the options for reducing income inequality and which, if any, have merit.

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International Public Health Nursing Conference

25–27 August 2013
Ireland

The theme of IPHNC 2013 is 'Making the Difference: The Public Health Nursing Contribution to Primary Health Care', reflecting the contribution and difference that Public Health Nursing makes to the health of populations around the world.

The conference will present evidence-based research from several countries that will be of interest to policy makers, nationally and internationally in the wake of health reforms.

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The 8th New Zealand Immunisation Conference and pre-conference Workshop 2013

10-12 September 2013
Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, Auckland

The Conference will be an excellent opportunity to share your research, and meet up with colleagues from around the country and across the world.

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The Cutting Edge

12-14 September 2013,
Rotorua.

Sponsored by the Health Promotion Agency, this year's conference theme is 'Crossing the Boarder – a broader view of addiction'.

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Family Planning Conference 2013: Positive sexual health

31 October – 2 November 2013
Wellington

The call for abstracts for the Family Planning Conference 2013 is now open. So if you're working or researching in sexual and reproductive health and rights, locally or globally, the conference would love to hear from you.

Abstracts close 31 May 2013.

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2013 Australasian Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Conference

19-20 November 2013
Royal Women's Education Centre, Brisbane

The call for abstracts is now open and will close on 21 June 2013.

Sponsorship and Exhibition packages are available upon request. Please contact Janine Turnbull via email at events@phaa.net.au.

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The 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health

21-22 November 2013
Vietnam

With the theme of "Climate Change and Population Health", the Conference will remind us of the emerging threat to public health not only in Viet Nam but also in many other parts of the world.

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