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Conference 2011 Presentations

Individual presentations from the PHA Conference 2011 may be requested in PDF format from the PHA Office Manager by emailing raeanna@pha.org.nz.

Day One

Keynotes 1

11.30-
12.30pm

Linking the past, the present and the future
Professor Peter Crampton | Prior Centre and University of Otago

New Zealand, new futures, new thinking?
Dr Bob Frame | Futurist, Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua

1.30-3.00pm

Tomorrow is today...
Dr Ramon Pink | Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury District Health Board

Growing up in New Zealand
Dr Susan Morton | Principle Investigator, Growing Up in New Zealand, University of Auckland

Workshop 1

2.30-4.15pm

01 Smokefree nation by 2025
Prudence Stone | Smokefree Coalition

4.15-5.00pm

02 What is public health in Aotearoa New Zealand? What should it become? (not available)
Richard Egan | University of Otago
John Raeburn | AUT University

Workshop 2

2.30-4.15pm

03 PHA ethics – but it's just not right!

4.15-5.00pm

04 Can committees make a difference?
Keriata Stuart | PHA NZ

Session 1: Addressing inequalities

3.30-3.45pm

05 Income: one of the elephants in the room
Toby Regan | Regional Public Health

3.45-4.00pm

06 Drivers of wellbeing in New Zealand Māori and non-Māori populations
Martin Wall, Helen Moewaka Barnes and Ru Quan You | Massey University

4.00-4.15pm

07 Tamariki Ora – An approach
John Walden | Massey University

4.15-4.30pm

08 Equality is better for everyone – a healthier future for New Zealand
Fran McGrath & Eileen Brown | PHA NZ

4.30-4.45pm

09 It seems logical! Smoking cessation in community pharmacy. It is successful!
Cath Knapton | Midland Community Pharmacy Group
Mark Wallace-Bell | University of Canterbury

4.45-5.00pm

10 ABC – The importance of clinical interventions for population health
Kate Magner | Tobacco Control Programme, Ministry of Health

Session 2: Child and youth

3.30-3.45pm

11 Research methodology with children
Nicola Tava'e | Massey University

3.45-4.00pm

12 Child home safety – are we tackling a wicked problem with tame solutions?
Jean Simpson | University of Otago

4.00-4.15pm

13 Young people have rights – process and outcome evaluation of BodySafe, a school-based sexual violence prevention programme
Pauline Dickinson and Penelope Carroll | Massey University

4.15-4.30pm

14 Asian youth sexual health pilot
Ruth Davy | Education and Health Promotion Service
Kawshi De Silva | Asian Health Foundation of New Zealand

4.30-4.45pm

15 Self-reported oral health status and dietary behaviours among young people in New Zealand
Deepa Krishnan | New Zealand Dental Association

4.45-5.00pm

16 Tanning, sun protection and skin cancer knowledge among 13-17 year olds – preparing for a youth-targeted sun safety intervention
Rebecca Gray | Health Sponsorship Council

Session 3: Approaches to public health

3.30-4.00pm

17 The politics of public health in Aotearoa New Zealand
Louise Signal | University of Otago, Wellington

4.00-4.15pm

18 Benchmarking crown practice – findings of a public health survey
Heather Came, PhD Candidate, Waikato University

4.15-4.30pm

19 Contracting for public health services – accountability mechanisms and their impact on learning and service improvement
Aimee Rensford, Ministry of Health

4.30-4.45pm

20 The implications for health promotion of the rapidly changing epidemiology of colorectal cancer in New Zealand
Brian Cox | Dunedin School of Medicine

4.45-5.00pm

21 WAVE: an intersectoral framework to create and support healthier environments for children and young people in South Canterbury
Daniel Williams | Canterbury District Health Board

Day 2

Keynotes 2

8.45-
10.30pm

Climate change and health
Dr Rhys Jones | OraTaiao: New Zealand Climate & Health

 

Looking to the past to create the future: good housing and compact urban form
Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman | University of Otago

 

Environmental sustainability and human health – can it be a win-win?
Dr Anna Stevenson | Canterbury District Health Board

Workshop 3: Field trip

11.00-
12.30pm

22 Lincoln Envirotown – Towards sustainable communities: how a small local group can make a difference (not available)
Sue Jarvis | Lincoln Envirotown Trust/Lincoln University

Workshop 4

11.00-
12.30pm

23 Climate change and health – how can public health practitioners make a difference?
Rhys Jones | University of Auckland Rebecca Randerson | GP

Workshop 5

24 Wheels in motion – Healthy public policy in the face of complexity (not available)
Alexandra Macmillan | University of Auckland
David Rees | Synergia Ltd

Session 4: Sustainable environments and communities

11.00-
11.15pm

25 Community programmes for physical activity and sport – two case studies from Counties Manukau
Nishadie Jayasekera | Synergia Ltd

11.15-
11.30pm

26 Closer together Whakatata mai – impacts of income inequality: the Index of Health and Social Problems in Aotearoa New Zealand
Paul Barber | New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services

11.30-
11.45pm

27 Redesigning and rebuilding eight city-blocks
Robert Quigley | Quigley and Watts Ltd

11.45-
12.00pm

28 How to set up a carboNZero conference
Martin Witt | PHA Canterbury

12.00-
12.15pm

29 Kids in the city – child/parent/researcher perceptions from an Auckland neighbourhood
Lanuola Asiasiga, Penelope Carroll & Nicola Tava'e | Massey University

12.15-
12.30pm

30 Health promoting schools – enabling schools and communities to identify and address health issues in an educational setting
Tracy Clelland & Penni Cushman | University of Canterbury

Keynotes 3

1.30-2.00pm

Earthquake recovery in Christchurch East
Chrissie Williams | Christchurch City Councillor

2.00-2.30pm

Exploring the elements of an effective recovery process (not available)
Dr David Johnston | GNS Science/Massey University

2.30-3.00pm

Community resilience and the Christchurch earthquake: best laid plans or practise made perfect?
Dr Cheryl Brunton | Canterbury District Health Board

Workshop 6

3.30-4.30pm

31 Earthquake response and recovery
Daniel Williams | Canterbury District Health Board

Session 5: Disaster and emergency recovery

3.30-3.45pm

32 Vulnerability and resilience – older adult responses to two major earthquakes
Michael Annear, Sally Keeling & Tim Wilkinson | University of Otago

3.45-4.00pm

33 Planning for long term recovery after disasters – what Christchurch can learn from international experience
Susan Bidwell and Anna Stevenson | Canterbury District Health Board

4.00-4.15pm

34 Together for healthy community – three years in the Solomon Islands (not available)
Libby Bowell | Australian Red Cross

4.15-4.30pm

35 Dialysis dependent renal patients need community based emergency plans
Nicolette Crump | Northland Health

Session 6: Sustainable futures

3.30-3.45pm

36 Sustainable communities, flourishing society – the real wellbeing benefits of sustainability (not available)
Angela Culpin | Mental Health Foundation

3.45-4.00pm

37 Climate change, extreme weather events and the health and wellbeing of people who are homeless
Catherine Pendrey | Monash Sustainability Institute

4.00-4.15pm

38 Hybrid system in generating a clean energy in domestic environments (not available)
Vish Kallimani, G Anurag & Mahesh Reddy | University of Nottingham, Malaysia

4.15-4.30pm

39 Cultivating health – community gardening as a public health intervention
Margaret Earle | University of Otago

Speed sessions: rapid communication (5 mins)

3.30-4.30pm

40 "I suppose it depends on how you view it." – People's perspectives on the food environment at sport venues
Moira Smith | University of Otago, Wellington

41 I see, they say… perceptions of informal housing on the Coromandel and in Auckland
Penelope Carroll | Massey University

42 The end of "lifestyle" (not available)
David Sinclair | AUT University

43 "Real men" drink beer – building the case for restricted liquor advertising through a gender lens (not available)
Christy Parker | Women's Health Action Trust

44 Gamblefree Day
Sara Epperson and Tony Milne | Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand

45 Hauora Hakakatanga Tamawahine Māori – what young Māori women want in a school-based sexual health service
Anna Poutu Fay | University of Auckland

46 Diversity vs social justice – it needs to be more than just embracing difference (not available)
Rhys Jones | University of Auckland

47 From little things big things grow – growing breastfeeding support through The Big Latch On
Isis Mckay | Women's Health Action Trust

Day 3

Breakfast session

7.15am

48 A professional future
Trevor Simpson and Helen Rance | Health Promotion Forum

Keynotes 4

8.30-9.15am

The Aranui Community Renewal Project
The Aranui Community Trust

Workshop 7

9.15-
10.00am

49 Ethnic responsiveness in the health sector – moving from the 'right thing' to the bright thing'
Craig Nicholson and Diana Clark | Office of Ethnic Affairs

10.00-
10.45am

50 Creating good practice guidance that is empowering for trans people
Jack Byrne | Human Rights Commission

Workshop 8

9.15-
10.00am

51 Nutritional needs assessment of East Asians living in Christchurch: Part One | Part Two
Shelly Hou and Wayne Reid | Partnership Health Canterbury

10.00-
10.45am

52 Asian community asset mapping – social, cultural, spiritual, environmental and community relationship mapping
Vishal Rishi | The Asian Network Inc

Workshop 9

9.15-
10.00am

53 A systems approach to equity and diversity – analysing readiness to adopt an integrated model by mainstream organisations in response to diversity and equity
Kawshi De Silva | Asian Health Foundation of New Zealand

10.00-
10.45am

54 Policy issues related to Asian health
Janice Chesters & Lifeng Zhou | Waitemata District Health Board
Norberto Ricacho | Unitec NZ/PHA NZ

Session 7: Diversity and health

9.15-9.30am

55 Translating Asian health needs into an action plan and more
Lifeng Zhou & Janine Pratt | Waitemata District Health Board

9.30-9.45am

56 How do we make it better? Mapping the steps towards a more supportive coming out environment for queer youth in New Zealand
Kevin Hague | Green Party

9.45-
10.00am

57 Impacts of gambling and problem gambling on the health and wellbeing of Asian families and communities
Amritha Sobrun-Maharaj & Fiona Rossen | University of Auckland

10.00-
10.15am

58 Healthline – access to care for vulnerable populations
Ian St George | Medibank Health Solutions NZ Ltd

10.15-
10.30am

59 When the usual words won't work – language Line, telephone interpreting
Diana Clark | Office of Ethnic Affairs

10.30-
10.45am

60 Reducing cervical screening inequalities for Maori and Pacific women
Ruth Davy | WONS: Nursing, Education and Health Promotion Service

Keynotes 5

11.15-
12.45pm

Health in Asian Communities: Disparities and Challenges
Assoc Professor Elsie Ho | University of Auckland

Asian Health Panel: Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four
Candy Wu-Zhang , Vivian Huang and Wayne Reid


 

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