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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>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal 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">The
International Society for Equity in Health, ISEqH 4<SUP>th</SUP> Biennial
Conference<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Creating
Healthy Societies through Inclusion and Equity</SPAN></FONT></I></B><FONT
face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Adelaide</SPAN></FONT></B></st1:City><B><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,
<st1:country-region
w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></SPAN></FONT></B></st1:place><B><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
from September 11 - 13, 2006. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Website at <A
href="http://www.iseqh.org"><FONT color=#333399><SPAN
style="COLOR: #333399">www.iseqh.org</SPAN></FONT></A> .<BR><BR>The Conference
Themes</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">:</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>The overarching
theme for the ISEQH's Fourth International Conference, <I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Creating Healthy Societies through Inclusion and
Equity</SPAN></I>, reflects the central role of social, political, and economic
determinants in creating health<I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">.<BR></SPAN></I>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:<BR>- <I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">aboriginal health</SPAN></I>, acknowledging the need
to address the inequities experienced by many indigenous communities; and <BR>-
<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">arts and equity in health</SPAN></I>,
exploring ways to evaluate how working through the arts improves social
inclusion and enhances equity in health. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH) The purpose for which ISEqH
is formed is to promote equity in health and health services internationally
through education, research, publication, communication and charitable
support:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 69.1pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-level-language: EN"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Symbol color=navy size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: navy; 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]><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">to promote
equity and expose inequity in health and in health care services
internationally; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 69.1pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-level-language: EN"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Symbol color=navy size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: navy; 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]><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">to
facilitate scientific interchange of, and disseminate conceptual and
methodological knowledge on issues related to equity in health and health care
services; <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 69.1pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-level-language: EN"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Symbol color=navy size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: navy; 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]><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">to advance
research related to equity in health; and <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-LEFT: 69.1pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-level-language: EN"><![if !supportLists]><FONT
face=Symbol color=navy size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: navy; 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]><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">to maintain
corresponding relationships with other relevant international and regional
organizations. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Health
Equity Notes V1.1:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">English:
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">PDF
URL:</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> - <A
href="http://www.iseqh.org/docs/2006_01_HENotes.pdf"><FONT color=#333399><SPAN
style="COLOR: #333399">http://www.iseqh.org/docs/2006_01_HENotes.pdf</SPAN></FONT></A><I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial color=#333399
size=2><SPAN lang=ES
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Espaņol PDF URL:
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.iseqh.org/docs/2006_01_HENotes_sp.pdf"><FONT
color=#333399><SPAN lang=ES
style="COLOR: #333399">http://www.iseqh.org/docs/2006_01_HENotes_sp.pdf</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#333399 size=2><SPAN lang=ES
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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