Deadline for submissions: November 15, 2010
Date: February 11-12, 2011
The Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University, is inviting abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations at the “Promoting Health Equity: Action on the Social Determinants of Health” conference to be held in Toronto from February 11-12, 2011. This conference aims to bring together community and agency partners, undergraduate and graduate students, health and social service professionals/workers, researchers, academics, government and policy and decision makers to share/exchange knowledge and to generate the creation of new partnerships in research, education, and practice that focus on health equity and action on the social determinants of health across diverse communities
The conference keynote speakers include:
- Stephen Lewis (Distinguished Visiting Professor, Ryerson University)
- Nancy Edwards (Scientific Director, Institute of Population and Public Health, Canadian Institute of Health Research; and Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa)
- Bob Gardner (Director, Healthcare Reform and Policy, Wellesley Institute)
For further details contact the Conference Coordinator, Doreen Ostrowski, at doreen.healthequity@bell.net