UNBF CONFERENCE TO EXAMINE THE DETERMINANTS
OFHEALTH IN ATLANTIC CANADA

The health status of Atlantic Canadians and the factors that
determine that status will be examined at a conference on Friday,
June 6, at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.

The Determinants of Health:  An Atlantic Perspective, organized by the
UNB Centre for Policy Studies, will be held at the Wu Conference
Centre from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

"The debate on health-care reform in Canada has largely focused on
fiscal issues and delivery systems," said UNBF economics professor
Weiqiu Yu.  "But the demand for health-care services depends on the
health status of the population and those factors that contribute to
this status."

Dr. Yu will start the conference by giving an overview of population
health determinants. Several researchers from the Atlantic region will
share their research findings.

Among the topics to be presented are workplace and health, child
health in the Maritimes, the connection between outdoor air quality
and hospital admissions for acute respiratory distress, and social
explanations for women's depression, and the social determinants of
health promotion in single-parent families after the parent leaves an
abusive partner.

"The conference will serve as a focal point for the co-ordination of
research on public policy issues relevant to New Brunswick and
Atlantic Canada," said Dr. Joe Ruggeri, Director of the Policy Studies
Centre and holder of the Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics. "It is
also a step toward strengthening the collaborative efforts among
university researchers, government agencies and public sector
organizations."

Two books will be launched at the conference.  The first is titled
Situatiing Sadness: Women and Depression in Social Context,
co-edited by UNBF psychology professor Janet Stoppard and
psychology professor Linda McMullen from the University of
Saskatchewan. The second book is Health Care in Canada:
Demographic and Fiscal Issues, co-edited by Dr. Yu and Dr.Ruggeri,
director of the UNB Centre for Policy Studies.

Attached please find a copy of the Preliminary Program and the
registration form. For more information on the conference, contact Dr.
Yu at 506-447-3211 or [log in to unmask] To register, contact the Centre
for Policy Studies at 506-447-3320.
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Weiqiu Yu
Department of Economics
University of New Brunswick
P. O. Box 4400/Fredericton
N.B., Canada E3B 5A3
Tel (506) 447-3211
Fax (506) 453-4514
Email: [log in to unmask]




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