The
Time is now! 
London Health Commission seminar
series
Seminar four
– hosted by
Professor Angela Clow,
University of Westminster
"Health inequalities: measurement and promotion of well-being
and evaluation of interventions to promote health and well-being
in midlife"
2 - 5pm, Wednesday 17 October 2007
Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, 309 Regent
Street, London
You are invited to the fourth seminar in this fascinating and influential
series that will help shape the LHC’s recommendations to the
Mayor for his new Health Inequalities Strategy for London.
Aim: This seminar will bring together experts to lead discussion
on key issues relating to inequalities in health: inequalities in
the use of health care services; the development of self-evaluation
instruments to promote health and well-being; and the need for well
designed, appropriate and meaningful evaluation of complex interventions
designed to address and better understand inequalities in health
and well-being.
Speakers
Dr
Mark Ashworth (GP, Chair of the STarNet Mental Health Interest
Group, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of General Practice
and Primary Care King’s College London. )
"Exploring health inequalities using large databases: a national
study of primary care quality indicators and a PCT study of ethnicity
and mental health."
Dr Alizon Draper (Nutritional anthropologist in the School of Integrated
Health, University of Westminster)
"Evaluation of complex interventions to improve health: implications
for health inequalities"
Professor Angela Clow
(Professor of Psychophysiology, Department of Psychology, University
of Westminster)
"Use of salivary cortisol as an objective biological marker
of well-being"
Professor
Phil Evans (Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology,
University of Westminster )
"Development of the DoH Midlife Lifecheck: implications for
health inequalities"
The seminar will be followed by a networking reception from 5 -
6pm. Refreshments will be served.
For further
information on the other seminars in the series and to download
previous presentations visit
the LHC website
Ends
RSVP: Melissa
Ward email melissa.ward@london.gov.uk
or phone 020 7983 5765
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