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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=ruglucia@PAHO.ORG
href="mailto:ruglucia@PAHO.ORG">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</A> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial
color=maroon size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">International
Society for Equity in Health - ISEqH Fourth International
Conference<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial
color=maroon size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>September
11 to September 13, 2006 - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Adelaide</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial color=#333399><SPAN style="COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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<H2 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Conference
Theme: <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Creating Healthy Societies through
Inclusion and Equity<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></SPAN></FONT></B></H2>
<H2 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Website: <A
href="http://www.iseqh.org/temp_conf2006.htm"><FONT color=#333399><SPAN
style="COLOR: #333399">http://www.iseqh.org/temp_conf2006.htm</SPAN></FONT></A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H2>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
addition, the conference will focus on two new topics, to encourage the
presentation and discussion of research and evaluation on the achievement of
equity:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Symbol color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">aboriginal
health,</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> acknowledging the
need to address the inequities experienced by many indigenous communities; and
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="mso-list: Ignore">·<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">arts
and equity in health,</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
exploring ways to evaluate how working through the arts improves social
inclusion and enhances equity in health. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Working
Definitions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H2>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Equity
in health:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> The absence of
systematic and potentially remediable differences in one or more aspects of
health across populations or population groups defined socially, economically,
demographically, or geographically.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Inequity
in health:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Systematic and
potentially remediable differences in one or more aspects of health across
populations or population groups defined socially, economically,
demographically, or geographically.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Equity
(policy and actions):</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Active
policy decisions and programmatic actions directed at improving equity in health
or in reducing or eliminating inequalities in
health.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><B><FONT face=Arial
color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Equity
(research):</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Research to
elucidate the genesis and characteristics of inequity in health for the purpose
of identifying factors amenable to policy decisions and programmatic actions to
reduce or eliminate inequities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Important
Dates<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H2>
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color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Submission of
Abstracts <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD>
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color=red size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">until
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Mar</st1:PersonName>ch 1,
2006<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15.6pt"><FONT face=Arial
color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Selection of
Abstracts <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD>
<TD
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<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15.6pt"><FONT face=Arial
color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">by April 15,
2006<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Early
registration <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0.75pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0.75pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15.6pt"><FONT face=Arial
color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">until July 11,
2006<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Conference
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD>
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color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">September 11
to 13, 2006<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<H2 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
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face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Additional
Information: International Society for Equity in Health</SPAN></FONT><FONT
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4th floor<BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>, M5T
1W7<BR>email: <A href="mailto:iseqh.info@utoronto.ca"><FONT color=#333399><SPAN
style="COLOR: #333399">iseqh.info@utoronto.ca</SPAN></FONT></A> phone:
+1-416-978-3763 fax: +1-416- 946-3147<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H2><!-- End of conference 2006: Call for Abstracts --><!-------------------- (Partners) ------------------------------------------>
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