Public Health Annual Scientific Conference: Recognising diversity in public health

Public Health Annual Scientific Conference: Recognising diversity in public health

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and partner organisations are hosting a scientific conference focusing on how public health innovations, research and practice meet the diverse needs of our population.

The conference, taking place on Monday 16 June 2014, recognises that diversity is about individual as well as group differences, treating people as individuals, and placing positive value on diversity in the community and workforce.

This joint event aims to raise the profile of public health research, interventions and innovation, and engage local professionals, practitioners and researchers working in the broad field of public health.

The day will also see the launch of the Director of Public Health’s annual report and will provide an excellent opportunity to network across sectors and disciplines. In addition to the keynote plenary sessions, delegates will have the opportunity to participate in a number of parallel sessions showcasing local activity.

For more information and programme details, see below.

Panel Discussion

We are inviting you to submit questions for the panel discussion prior to the Conference.

This can be done by submitting questions via email to shauna.mccullagh@hscni.net or via Twitter using the hashtag #phdiversity14. The PHA is on Twitter at www.twitter.com/publichealthni

You will also be given a chance to submit questions on the day of the Conference.

A select amount of questions will be carefully chosen at lunchtime and the Chair of the panel discussion will ask the selected questions to the panel members.

The theme of the Panel Discussion will be Diversity.

Our Panel Discussion will be Chaired by Ms Stella Burnside, Commissioner, Equality Commission for NI.

Panel members are; Eddie Rooney (Public Health Agency), Seamus McAleavey (Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action - NICVA), Simon Stewart (Support Acceptance Information & Learning - SAIL) and Nora Smith (Chief Officers 3rd Sector - CO3).