Māori Nursing and Smoking Prevention Symposium

9 December 2010, Wellington
Massey University
9:30am – 3pm, no cost
To be held in LT 200.

Speakers include indigenous smoking prevention experts, researchers, Māori registered nurses an students.

Click here for the symposium programme, invite, attendance form and updates.

RSVP: Katie Simon k.simon@massey.ac.nz, Ph: 04 8015799 (0800 Massey) ext 6131

Social Epidemiology

7-9 February 2011
The University of Otago, Wellington 15th Public Health Summer School

How do factors such as ethnicity, education, employment, social deprivation, discrimination and social cohesion influence health? What methods can be used to improve our understanding of these complex relationships and reduce inequalities in health?

This three day course offers anyone concerned with understanding and reducing inequalities in health an overview of social epidemiology in both New Zealand and global contexts.

Find out more at www.uow.otago.ac.nz/academic/dph/summerschool/course_info/social.html.

17th International Conference: The Nursing Network on Violence Against Women

16-18 February 2011, Auckland

Delegates from across health disciplines and other community and service organisations welcome.

Abstracts submissions close 20 July. Visit www.confer.co.nz/nnvawi for more information.

Down Under Institute 2011: “Stories Inspire”

20-24 February 2011, Hamilton
Inclusive Communities NZ

The focus will be on inclusion of all people, recognition of diversity, and strengthening of communities through the sharing of stories in an environment that makes it easy for stories to be told. This gathering will also provide opportunities to learn more about specific story telling techniques and inquire further into tools for self-determination and community strengthening.

More information.

ANA 2011 National Conference

RETHINKING OUR FUTURE; Titiro ki muri kia whakatika ā mua: Look to the past to proceed into the future

This prestigious event will be held on 3-4 May 2011, at the Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland.

The need to demonstrate objectively, that public health approaches are evidence informed, successful and cost effective in reducing the burden of poor diets and sedentary behaviour, is greater than ever before.

Find out more and keep your eye on developments at www.ana.org.nz/conference11.

Cal for Abstracts

Agencies for Nutrition Action is now calling for abstracts.

The conference theme reflects the need to confront our practices around population nutrition and physical activity promotion so as to inform the approaches we take going into the future.

Promote your work and organisation as leaders in the area of public health nutrition and physical activity by submitting an abstract.

A guide to submitting abstracts and a registration brochure are available at www.ana.org.nz/conference11/ or contact Julia Lyon at julia@ana.org.nz for further information.

Abstract Submissions close 10 December 2010.

Innovative Partnerships for Action

19-22 June 2011, Montreal, Canada
Canada Public Health Association

The conference will explore the role of partnerships in creating the conditions in which people can lead flourishing lives. It will showcase innovative collective actions that support the maintenance and improvement of the health of populations. We are interested in how partnerships help us ‘do things differently’, how they ‘bridge divides’ in the broad field of public health, as well as how they are conceived, developed, implemented and sustained.

Call for Abstracts

The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is pleased to announce the
Call for Abstracts, Workshops, Pre-conference and Breakfast Sessions for
the CPHA 2011 Annual Conference.

Email conference@cpha.ca or visit www.cpha.ca/en/conferences/conf2011.aspx.

The Public Health Leadership Programme (PHLP)

PHLP is a residential leadership programme designed for public health leaders in New Zealand. The programme is funded by the Ministry of Health and has been developed following extensive consultation with the sector. PHLP builds leadership competencies identified as important for leaders in public health. The programme has been developed by Catapult (specialist leadership and organisational performance consultancy) and Quigley and Watts (public health specialists).

PHLP will allow participants to discover their leadership potential and equip them with practical and tested leadership tools and resources. The programme will generate immediate and lasting benefits for participants, those they lead, and for public health. PHLP has a six-day residential leadership component delivered as three two-day sessions.

In 2011 two programmes will be offered in Wellington and one in Auckland.

• Wellington: July 4-5, Aug 29-30, Nov 1-2.
• Wellington: Aug 8-9, Sept 6-7, Nov 7-8.
• Auckland: Aug 2-3, Sept 13-14, Nov 10-11.

Applications close at 5pm Monday 21 February 2011. Note that applicants must demonstrate that they have their manager’s support to attend and to pay travel, food and accommodation expenses.

Find out more at www.publichealthworkforce.org.nz/. 

Public Health Association Conference 2011

31 August – 2 September 2011
University of Canterbury

Creating our future now:
Diversity, sustainability, vision

International Gambling Conference

February 2012, Auckland

The Problem Gambling Foundation of NZ

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