Public Health Association of New Zealand Inc.

PHA Conference 2007: Te Torino – Reimagining Health

The Public Health Association Conference is a 'must attend' for anyone who works in, or has an interest in, public health.

Public health workers and practitioners from around the country are invited to attend the 2007 conference, to be held in Auckland on 4 to 6 July. This is the only conference held in New Zealand that focuses specifically on public health.

Conference themes are urban design, food matters and voices. Topics will include kaupapa Māori, systems and structures, workforce, inequalities, determinants of health, and globalisation.

The 2007 conference will have something for everyone - including people who work in strategic management roles, researchers and academics, service providers, advocacy organisations, government and non-government organisations, District Health Boards, public health services, and community workers.

One highlight will be the Urban Environment and Health Passion Session at lunchtime on 6 July. You can read more about that further down this page.

Information about the conference will be updated on this website as it comes to hand. In the meantime, put July 4 to 6 in your calendar!

Conference registration and information

Conference programme at a glance ( 118Kb)

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This document contains more about the conference, where it will be held, parking, accommodation etc. It includes a full conference programme and a registration form.

Please note that bank account details in the document are incorrect. We're working on replacing them, but in the meantime please use the bank account number on this page below.

To register for the conference, please print and fill out the registration form (link above). Please post or fax the form to:

Waitangi Wood
Wai Communications Ltd
P.O. Box 59-254
Mangere Bridge
Auckland
Fax: 09 520 4797

Payment options are as follows:

• Cheque enclosed with hardcopy posted registration: made out to PHA Auckland Branch.
• Internet banking: payment made to PHA Auckland Branch account ANZ Bank Account – 01 0288 0135106 01. Please use as a reference the invoice number forwarded to you on receipt of registration by email or fax.
• Direct credit: ANZ Bank Account – 01 0288 0135106 01 using the invoice number as a reference.

Student registration

There is a $100 student registration rate available for the PHA 2007 Te Torino Conference. You will need to register as a PHA member. Contact Jemma for membership information: pha@pha.org.nz.

Urban Environment and Health Passion Session

Friday 6 July - Lunch Time

The Public Health Advisory Committee (PHAC) has recently commenced a new project exploring how we can design the urban environment in New Zealand for the benefit of public health. This work builds on previous work completed by the committee on environmental determinants of health and Health Impact Assessment.

The project is currently consulting with experts in various fields around New Zealand and we therefore invite Public Health Association conference participants to come along to our passion session at Friday lunchtime to share your perspectives on the direction our work should take over the next year. This is an opportunity to have input into the PHACs work in this area which will result in advice to the Minister of Health. Committee and secretariat members will be present in the session to guide the discussion.

To register for this free lunchtime passion session, please e-mail Wai on waitangi@hapai.co.nz.