Public Health Review
12/07/2007

2020health.org is launching a programme to review aspects of Public Health. It aims to appraise some of the current approaches to reducing health inequalities, evaluating dependency-responsibility incentives, implementation of evidence as well as looking at a series of questions about the challenges in decision making. The goal is to produce policy proposals with clear outcome measures that will be presented to relevant policy makers.

Overview

Who are 2020health?

2020health.org is an independent, clinician-led, internet based think-tank for Health and Social Care. Our vision is to formulate Health and Social Care Policy that reflects the grass-roots wisdom and experience of professionals and promotes human dignity and equity in the provision of care.

Who is funding this programme?

Individual and corporate sponsors are being found to support this programme of work. Their involvement comprises of consultation on event organisation [where appropriate] and an option of being credited on subsequent publications. 2020health.org retains all programme, editing and production rights in partnership with the participants.

What subjects are being reviewed?

1. Personal Risk – including appraising the national strategies [where they exist] on smoking, alcohol and drugs, sexual health, food and gambling. Role of Social marketing
   
   
2. Advances in Medicine [Potential Public Health Application] – vaccination, emerging technologies: nanotechnology, genetics, cloning, biotechnologies.
   
   
3. Cross-boundary organisation and co-working – Interfaces between health, housing, local authority, education and voluntary sector organisations. How can Public Health be at the centre of decision making.
   
   
4. Public Health and Human Rights & the Economy - conflicts between tackling health inequalities, individual rights and economic interests.

Getting Involved

If you are interested in being involved in any of the above work-streams, please contact Julia@2020health.org so you can be included in our work-streams.

Time frame

This programme of work began in Spring 2007 and will run until mid 2008. Reports emanating from the seminars and studies will be published throughout this period.

April 2007