Conference objectives
- Provide a forum to critically reflect on our progress and to consider Canada's future role in the reduction of health inequalities in response to the anticipated report of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health.
- Showcase innovative research, policies and practices that address the social, political, cultural, economic and environmental determinants of health.
- Profile strategies for building the capacity of population and public health at local, regional, provincial/territorial, pan-Canadian and international levels, and leverage the potential of partnerships and collaboration.
- Provide a meeting ground for knowledge exchange among public health practitioners, policy-makers, and researchers from a range of disciplines and sectors.