THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN HEALTH
ACHIEVING SOCIAL JUSTICE IN URBAN COMMUNITIES
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 15 FOR EARLY BIRD RATES
Hosted by:
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St Michaels Hospital
October 26-28, 2005
The Westin Harbour Castle
Toronto, Ontario Canada
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
We are thrilled to announce our distinguished keynote and featured speakers
for this year’s conference.
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Former Prime Minister to Norway (1986-1989, 1990-1996), former Director
General of the World Health Organization (1998-2003), Health Policy Fellow
at Harvard University, and member of the United Nations' High Level Panel on
Threats, Challenges, and Change.
Richard Lessard
Director of Public Health of the Montreal Regional Health and Social
Services Board, headed the Community Health Department of the Cité de la
Santé de Laval (1982-1992), member of Canada's National Forum on Health
(1994-1997), public health consultant for the Department of Health and
Sustainable Development of the World Health Organization in Geneva
(1998-1999).
Francisco Armada (Featured Speaker)
Our featured speaker is currently the Minister of the Department of Health
and Social Development, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Regional Director
of the National System of Health for the State of the Amazon (1994 - 1996),
Technical Advisor to the Presidential Commissions of Social Security (2001 -
2002), General Director of the Environmental Health and Sanitary Finance
Office (2002 - November 2004).
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION RATES
Early Bird Rates (Available through September 15, 2005)
ISUH Member
$300.00
Non-ISUH Member
$400.00
Student ISUH Member
$95.00
Non-Student ISUH Member
$125.00
Community ISUH Member
$200.00
Community Non-ISUH Member
$215.00
Regular Rates (Available after September 15, 2005)
ISUH Member
$380.00
Non-ISUH Member
$475.00
Student ISUH Member
$125.00
Non-Student ISUH Member
$175.00
Community ISUH Member
$200.00
Community Non-ISUH Member
$215.00
Register online at https://registration.crich.ca/registration/
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Please book your hotel room at The Westin Harbour Castle and obtain the
special conference discount rate. You may reserve your room online at
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=0501316822
<http://spsemail.streampoint.biz/t?ctl=EC8291:382F4D3> &key=A111F. If
booking your room by phone, be sure to announce that you are attending the
4th International Conference on Urban Health.
REGISTRATION RATES FOR NEW ISUH MEMBERS
If you are not yet a member of the International Society for Urban Health,
you may join now and enjoy savings on your membership fee and on your
conference registration. The reduced membership fee represents a 20% savings
for standard membership and a 25% savings for students. Savings can be
further maximized by joining through 2006. This membership includes a
subscription to the Journal of Urban Health, which is published quarterly.
Click here for more information and a membership application form:
www.isuh.org/membership/membership_home
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY – ONTARIO HIV TREATMENT NETWORK (OHTN)
The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) is offering scholarship support for
up to 25 community members from the HIV sector to attend the 4th
International Conference on Urban Health. Scholarships may be used to cover
the cost of conference registration, travel, and accommodation. The new due
date for applications is September 16, 2005.
Click here for more information and to download the application form:
http://www.crich.ca/isuhconference2005/scholarOHTN.asp
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Please note that preference will be given to applicants who are residents of
Ontario.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Concurrent Pre-Conference Workshops will be held during the afternoon of
October 26, 2005. The additional registration fee of $75.00 is waived for
Community conference attendees. Space in these workshops is limited, so
register early!
Workshop Titles
1. Addressing Urban Health Needs: Toronto Public Health Practice
2. Using Distance and Travel Time to Measure Access to Health Care and
Resources for Healthy Living in Urban Neighbourhoods
3. How to Understand and Conduct Research on Homelessness: A Practical
Guide
4. Ethical Challenges in Research with Marginalized Populations
5. Introductory Health Economics: An Urban Health Perspective
6. The Politics of the Social Determinants of Health
7. What's All This Talk About Community-Based Participatory Research?
Building Sustainable Capacities for
8. Urban Health Research Partnerships
9. Learning the Research Talk: Introduction to Research Methods,
Concepts and Jargon
10. Introduction to Urban Health
For more information on Pre-Conference Workshops, please visit the
conference website at http://www.crich.ca/isuhconference2005/pWorkshop.asp
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CONFERENCE CHAIR
Dr. Patricia O’Campo
Centre for Research on Inner City Health
St. Michaels Hospital
SPONSORED BY
Government of Ontario
Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michaels Hospital
BMO Bank of Montreal
Wellesley Central Health Corporation
The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)
PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
St. Michael's Hospital Foundation
Ontario Hospital Association
Toronto Public Health
St. Joseph's Health Centre
West End Urban Health Allliance
New York Academy of Medicine
Community Advisory Panels at St. Michael's Hospital
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