The discussion yesterday on Inequalities in Health has been
 captivating! This is obviously an emotional issue in which members of
 this List-Serv have a wide variety of expertise and ideas and
 opinions.
 One does not have to read long though to pick up on the frustration
 that health promoters have with the current situation in which
 governments pay cursory attention to the mounting evidence that  shows inequality to be (eventually) bad for everyone. I believe health
 promoters can (somehow) strive to present a unified front on this
 issue. If I felt that it were not possible to effect any change at all
 then I should request a tuition refund! (I am a Canadian student
 studying HP in London).
 We should discuss this topic in a focused way. This is a wonderful
 forum for sharing ideas (and venting frustration), but beyond that, it
 would be more practical if we could discuss some strategies for
 "Tackling Inequalities in Health". (Benzeval, Judge and Whitehead).
 My idea of a focused  Health Inequalities topic is that participants
 on the list-serv would be asked to contribute something pertinent to
 the discussion topic " In what way can Health Promoters
 (collectively?) address Health Inequalities?" Contributions may be:
 **Thoughts, Ideas, Suggestions
 ** Articles to which perhaps the contributor could submit a brief
    summary.
 ** A conference review.
 ** A book review.
 ** A Web-Site
 ** A personal experience. A success story.
 ** A philosophy
 ** Whatever!

 It would be really exciting to see if we could entice some guests to
 contribute to the discussion!

 I would be happy to compile the contributions and then resubmit them
 to the group via CLICK4HP or to have them posted as a separate
 compilation on a web-site.
 Alison Stirling notes that CLICK4HP is now accessible on the Internet
 in three ways:
 a) Through a Public Folder,at http://community.opc.on.ca/exchange
 using a java enabled browser that is Navigator 2.2 or better or
 Internet Explorer 3.0 or better.The page that appears, presents the
 opportunity to enter a mailbox name and to log in or to 'Click here to
 browse Public Folders..' The public access, anonymous link will take
 the browser to the folder for CLICK4HP.
 b) use the newsreader format and go to
 news://community.opc.on.ca/community-news.click4hp
 c) several compilations of past discussions are available on a
 web-page for CLICK4HP at  http://www.web.net/~stirling/click4hp.htm

 These are all just ideas but perhaps it is what is needed to provide
 some positive direction to the discussion of this very complex and
 distressing issue.
 I put this out to the CLICK4HP participants and wonder if there are
 others that are interested??


 Colleen Nisbet, student
 Post Graduate Studies
 Health Promotion
 Brunel University, London UK

 http://www.brunel.ac.uk/