PHA-Exch> UCL Summer School: Social Determinants of Health - International health

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
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*Social Determinants of Health – International Health *

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*Health and Society UCL Summer School, 30 June – 4 July 2008*

*University College London*



Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/healthandsociety



Brochure:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/healthandsociety/myimages/Summer%20School%2007%20flyer.pdf



The *Social Determinants of Health course *will cover: Class, Work, Gender,
Ethnicity, Area effects and health, Life course approach to social
epidemiology,

The Russian mortality crisis, and Social biological translation.



The *International Health Option *will cover: Global health patterns,
International socio-economic development, International and in-country
health inequality (child mortality), Globalization and health, Architecture
of international health, Governance and health, Health systems and Fragile
states: state breakdown, conflict and displacement.

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*Joint sessions: *Professor Sir Michael Marmot will open the summer school
with a presentation on the Social determinants of health and close the week
with a

lecture and discussion on National – since the Black Report – and
international policy development.



Professor Richard Wilkinson will give a guest lecture on Relative
deprivation and income inequality.

A public lecture will also be hosted during the summer school on the topic
'Obesity – What hope for change?' speakers include Professors Tim Lang, City
University, Jane Wardle, UCL, Martin McKee, LSHTM and Phil James,
International Obesity Task Force (tbc). The public lecture will be chaired
by Dr Eric Brunner.

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Directors and teaching staff:

Professor Mel Bartley, Dr Martin Bobak,

Dr Eric Brunner (Course director),

Dr Tarani Chandola, Dr Sharon Friel,

Dr Tanja Houweling, Professor Diana

Kuh, Dr Hynek Pikhart (Course director),

Dr Mai Stafford and Dr Sebastian Taylor.



Contact Catherine Conroy (course administrator). T: +44 (0... E:
graduateinfo at public-health.ucl.ac.uk
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