Program of the Experts´ Conference. EU Presidency 2010

MOVING FORWARD EQUITY IN HEALTH

Opening Session

• Opening address: Mr. José Martínez Olmos - Secretary General of Health. Ministry of Health and Social Policy, Spain . Mr. Andrzej J. Rys - Director for Public Health, Directorate General for Health and Consumers. European Commission. Mrs. Zsuzsanna Jakab - WHO Regional Director for Europe .
• Equity in health: a priority for the EU Spanish Presidency : Mr. Ildefonso Hernández Aguado, General Director for Public Health and Foreign Health. Ministry of Health and Social Policy , Spain.

Role of monitoring of social determinants of health and the reduction of health inequalities in the European Union

• Chair: Sir Michael Marmot. Chair of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health and Head Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London, United Kingdom .
• Background: Putting social determinants and health equity on the EU agenda: Mr. Eero Lahtinen. Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations.
• Overview of monitoring of social determinants of health and the reduction of health inequalities in the EU:
  • Mrs. Chris Brown. European Office for Investment for Health & Development. WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Ms Ritu Sadana. Equity Analysis & Research Unit. Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights. Information, Evidence and Research Cluster. WHO.
• Next steps on the Commission Communication "Solidarity in health: reducing health inequalities in the EU": Mr. Charles Price. Health determinants Unit, Directorate General for Health and Consumers. European Commission
• Evidence needs for policy and practice : Ms. Margaret Whitehead. WH Duncan Chair of Public Health. University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
• Questions and answers.
• Session conclusions: Sir Michael Marmot. Chair of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health and Head Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London, United Kingdom.

Focus on key areas

• Chair: Mr. Michael Huebel. Head of Health Determinants Unit. Directorate General for Health and Consumers. European Commission.
• Inequalities in child health Mr. Luis Rajmil. Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research, Spain
• Employment conditions & health inequalities Mr. Johannes Siegrist. Department. of Medical Sociology, Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, Germany.
• Monitoring social exclusion and structural health inequalities in the European Union Mrs. Ana Rico. National School of Health. National Institute of Health Carlos III, Spain.
• Health equity and migration Mrs. Roumyana Petrova-Benedict. Senior Migration Health Manager & Migration Health Liaison Person to EC. International Organization for Migration.
• Economic and social indicators in health inequalities Ms. Renate Heinisch. Member of the European Economic and Social Committee.
• Questions and answers.
• Session conclusions: Mr. Michael Huebel. Head of Health Determinants Unit. Directorate General for Health and Consumers. European Commission.

Lessons from national experiences in the reduction of health inequalities

• Chair: Ms. Rosa M. Ramírez Fernández. Deputy Director for Health Promotion and Epidemiology. General Directorate for Public Health and Foreign Health. Ministry of Health and Social Policy, Spain.
• Key messages from DETERMINE (2007-2010) - an EU Consortium for Action on the Socio-economic Determinants of Health: Ms. Caroline Costongs. Deputy Director. EuroHealthNet.
• The Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England post-2010 (Marmot Review): Mr. Peter Goldblatt. Co-director, Marmot European Review team. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, United Kingdom.
• WHO work to support follow-up to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health recommendations in the European Region: Mr. Erio Ziglio. Head of Office. European Office for Investment for Health and Development. WHO.
• Interview round on national experiences in the reduction of health inequalities.
• Facilitator: Ms. Maggie Davies, Executive Director Health Action Partnership International, United Kingdom.
  • Finland: Ms. Eeva Ollila. Ministerial Advisor, Department for Promotion of Welfare and Health, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
  • Sweden: Ms. Sarah Wamala. General Director, Swedish National Institute of Public Health.
  • Hungary: Ms. Edina Gábor , General Director, National Institute for Health Development.
  • Belgium: Mr. Pol Gerits Advisor to the Director General, Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment.
  • Spain: Ms. Carme Borrell. Director of the Observatory of Public Health, Public Health Agency of Barcelona.
• Questions and answers.
• Session conclusions: Ms. Rosa M. Ramírez Fernández. Deputy Director for Health Promotion and Epidemiology. General Directorate for Public Health and Foreign Health. Ministry of Health and Social Policy, Spain.

Monitoring social determinants of health and the reduction of health inequalities: the role of the EU in supporting global action

• Chair: Dr. Pedro L. Alonso. Director and Professor of International Health. Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Spain.
• Overview of the role of the EU in supporting global action: Mr. Pedro L. Alonso. Director and Professor of International Health. Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Spain.
• Panel on considerations of social determinants of health in the context of health cooperation.
  • Mr. Juan Garay. Health team coordinator. Human and Social Development Unit. DG Development. European Commission.
  • Mrs. Nicola Watt. Global Health team leader. Department of Health, United Kingdom.
  • Mrs. Rosa Elcarte. Director of Multilateral and Sectorial Cooperation. Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, Spain.
• Panel on examples of experiences to address SDH in Latin America.
  • "Moving toward Equity in Public Health: The Chilean experience": Mrs. Jeanette Vega. Expert in social determinants of health and the reduction of health inequalities, Chile.
  • Mr. Paulo Buss. Fio Cruz Foundation, Brazil.
• Questions and answers.
• Session conclusions: Dr. Pedro L. Alonso. Director and Professor of International Health. Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Spain.