Poverty and Health: Partnerships in Action Conference ----------
Date: Friday, October 3, 2008 Time: 8:30am-4:30pm Location: 6th floor, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, Toronto ON This innovative, student-led conference will stimulate discussion to unpack the relationships between poverty and health and showcase strong Toronto-based community-campus partnerships. This conference includes presentations from selected speakers in the field, joint workshops led by community and academic partners and an innovative forum that invites participants to collectively take action. Because we cannot affect positive, sustainable change alone! The following workshop topics will be presented by community experts and academics in partnership: - mental health - environment and health - homelessness and health - food security - diversity and health - income inequity To ensure inclusiveness and accessibility, our conference is free for all registrants and a light vegetarian lunch will be provided. **Space is limited, so register immediately to reserve your spot** To register, email [log in to unmask] with the following information ---- Name: Affiliation (community organization, university and program, etc.): Title/Position: Email address: Permission to release name, affiliation, title and email address to other registrants in a conference contact list (yes/no): Will you be attending the social networking event on Thursday October 2 (yes/no): Dietary Restrictions: ---- For more information, please visit: www.phs.utoronto.ca/phssa/ and join our Facebook Event Profile: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=27101496158 Sponsored by: Graduate Students' Union, Local 19 of the Canadian Federation of Students Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto -- Ashley Heaslip, B.A. MHSc in Health Promotion (2009) (Aboriginal Health and Global Health) Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto Phone: 647 345 3343 Check it out!! Poverty and Health: Parternships in Action Conference. October 2nd and 3rd, 2008. University of Toronto (155 College Street). [log in to unmask]