A healthier future for all: Mobilizing health equity research into action
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November 22, 2023
8:00 am—1:00 pm
Red and White Club
Hosted by:
Hosted By: The O’Brien Institute for Public Health @ Red and White Club
The O’Brien Institute for Public Health presents its 2023 Members Forum – A healthier future for all: Mobilizing health equity research into action. This event will bring researchers, students and community organizations together to forge a collaborative path toward transformative health equity solutions.
This forum serves as the official launch of the O’Brien Institute Health Equity HUB which will act as a platform for researchers across the University of Calgary to collaborate with government and community agencies. The alliance will mobilize health equity research into innovative changes to policy and practice, addressing persistent and challenging structural problems that can only be solved through a focus on health equity.
Agenda
- 9:00-9:30 | Doors open
- 9:30-10:00| Welcome and Health Equity HUB launch
- 10:00-10:45 | From research to action: Community voices in advancing health equity, panel discussion
- 10:45-11:15| Health Equity poster presentations – call for abstracts available below
- 11:15-12:00 | Stopping youth homelessness in its tracks: Prevention and diversion strategies to support families in crisis, panel discussion
- 12:00-12:30 | Networking lunch
- 12:30-2:00 | Health Equity HUB Roundtable: Mobilizing health equity research into innovative changes to policy and practice
DETAILS
- Date: November 22, 2023
- Time: 9:00AM – 2:00PM
- Location: Red and White Club
- Cost: Free
- Website: Event page
HOSTED BY
- The O’Brien Institute for Public Health
1833 Crowchild Trail NW, Calgary, Alberta T2M 4S7
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