[Alma Mata] IISH Seminar Series 2008

[Nina Grant]

International Institute for Society and Health
2008 Seminar Series

19 February 2008, Tuesday 5pm - 6pm

Dr Fiona Adshead
Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Chief Government Advisor on Inequalities
Department of Health

Title:  Health Inequalities - Policy reflections on the English experience
and why this is now a global agenda.

Abstract:  Health equity is a top priority for the Government and the NHS,
and Dr Adshead´s seminar will discuss the cross-government programme to
reduce the health gap between the most affluent and deprived members of
society.  To diminish such entrenched inequalities, action must be both
ambitious and concerted, coupled with a willingness to use prolific and
novel measures to engage and empower traditionally hard to reach groups.

The seminar will discuss the Government´s current knowledge regarding the 
impact of interventions to reduce inequalities and whether the reasons for
success are completely understood.  In addition to questioning why in a
complex and changing society health inequalities is becoming a compeling
global agenda?

Dr Adshead is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Health
for England who has responsibility for the health improvement agenda. She
leads on developing national policy and programmes in key  public health
areas and works with colleagues across governiment on developing healthy
public policy. Specific areas that Dr Adshead leads on include: Tackling
inequalities in health, the prevention of cancer and heart disease,
tobacco control substance misuse, sexual health and nutrition.

The seminar will be chaired by Professor Sir Michael Marmot.

This seminar will be held at UCL, it is free, but space is limited. RSVP
seminar attendance by Friday 15/02/08 Email: iish at ucl.ac.uk (indicating
any special needs and for directions to the seminar room)  Refreshments at
6pm after the seminar.

You may access an audio recording of past seminars at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/iish/seminars.htm

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