BROADER DETERMINANTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH: What We Need To Know Now

Location: Hamiltion, Royal Connaught Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel

Date: November 18-19, 1999

Goals and Objectives

This Conference will focus on modern views of the broader determinants of health. All public health professionals with an interest in understanding the impacts of the broader determinants of health, and who want to learn how to apply this knowledge to their day-to-day work in public health are welcome to attend.

Conference Goal:
  • To better understand the impacts of the broader determinants of health, while learning how to apply this knowledge to our day to day work in Public Health.
Conference Objectives:
  • To review a range of factors that can determine the health of the public through presentations and discussions with specialists in this field.
  • To increase awareness of relevant data and sources of information that can provide objective measurement of health determinants on a local level.
  • To provide an opportunity for networking among epidemiologists and other public health professionals.
  • To provide an opportunity for participants to share their experiences working with issues related to the broader determinants of health.

Agenda

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Conference Evaluation

Average Rating of Presenters, Panel, and Posters (1= not very useful; 9 = very useful)

 Sullivan  Eyles  Rachlis  Shah  McDowell Panel 
 7.74  7.41  8.21  5.67  7.04  7.5
 Mowat  Ennis  Sanderson  Heale  Abernathy  Posters
 7.65  7.38  7.26  7.30  7.40  6.4
 
Other Ratings (% of participants)

 Relevance  71.4 Very; 28.6 Somewhat
 Amount Learned  71.4 Great Deal; 28.6 Little
 Amount of Detail  88.6 Just Right
 Amount of Time  94.3 Just Right
 Quality  62.9 Excellent; 37.1 Good
 Met Expectation  45.7 Almost All; 45.7 Most
 Amount of Information  48.6 Very Satisfied; 51.4 Mostly Satisfied
 Overall Satisfaction  60.0 Very; 37.1 Mostly
 Location  7.1 Excellent; 40.0 Good; 20.0 Fair
 Handouts / Audio Visuals  60% Excellent

Planning Committee

Adam Stevens - Chair