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Tasmanian Early Years Foundation
The Tasmanian Early Years Foundation is transitioning
to a not for profit organisation at arm’s length from government. As part of
this process and because you have been involved with the work of the Foundation
we invite you to attend one of three regional forums to be held on 27, 28 and
29 May 2015.
These forums will be an opportunity for the early years
community to assist the board in developing the best organisation for the
ongoing support of the Tasmania’s young children and the early years community.
If you are unable to attend any of the forums, we
would welcome any thoughts, comments or submissions in writing by the end of
May 2015.
Event
Details
Burnie
– 27 May 2015 (1.00pm to 4.30pm)
Braddon Hall, Burnie Arts
& Function Centre
Wilmot Street, Burnie
(Refreshments will be
provided)
Launceston
– 28 May 2015 (9.30am to 12.00noon)
Cradle Room, Tailrace
Centre
Waterfront Drive,
Riverside
(Refreshments will be
provided)
Hobart
– 29 May 2015 (9.30am to 12.00noon)
Shearers Room, The Old
Woolstore
1 Macquarie Street,
Hobart
(Refreshments will be
provided)
If you would like to attend this Forum please Click
Here to complete the registration form.
Tasmanian
Early Years Foundation
Ph:
6232 7468
Psychotherapy Workshop with Dr Richard
Benjamin
SHORT-TERM INTENSIVE PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
I
am facilitating a psychotherapy workshop in Hobart in June. Please see attached
flyer and pass on to others.
TML
becomes PHN
Dear Primary
Health Care Strategic Advisory Council member,
As you may be aware, the Australian
Government has finally announced the
successful applications in the Primary Health Network (PHN) tender process. TML’s
application to establish the Tasmanian PHN has been successful.
TML’s media release responding to the
announcement is available on our website here.
The Government is yet to advise
exactly which programs and services it will fund the Tasmanian PHN to deliver
from 1 July. Phil will be in touch when more information comes to hand.
10 Tips for Public Health Advocacy
Health
Politics as if People Mattered - And other resources – Politics of Health
Group - http://pohg.org.uk/support/publications.html
Income inequality and health: A causal
review
Kate
E. Pickett, Richard G. Wilkinson
Social Science & Medicine, 128(2015),
316-326
Published:
March 2015
Abstract
There
is a very large literature examining income inequality in relation to health.
Early reviews came to different interpretations of the evidence, though a large
majority of studies reported that health tended to be worse in more unequal
societies. More recent studies, not included in those reviews, provide
substantial new evidence. Our purpose in this paper is to assess whether or not
wider income differences play a causal role leading to worse health. We
conducted a literature review within an epidemiological causal framework and
inferred the likelihood of a causal relationship between income inequality and
health (including violence) by considering the evidence as a whole. The body of
evidence strongly suggests
that income inequality affects population health and wellbeing. The major
causal criteria of temporality, biological plausibility, consistency and lack
of alternative explanations are well supported. Of the small minority of
studies which find no association, most can be explained by income inequality
being measured at an inappropriate scale, the inclusion of mediating variables
as controls, the use of subjective rather than objective measures of health, or
follow up periods which are too short. The evidence that large income
differences have damaging health and social consequences is strong and in most
countries inequality is increasing. Narrowing the gap will improve the health
and wellbeing of populations.
Key Points: Evidence that income inequality is associated with worse health is
reviewed. It meets established epidemiological and other scientific criteria
for causality. The causal processes may extend to violence and other problems
with social gradients. Reducing income inequality will improve population
health and wellbeing.
How to obtain this article click
here. (Email me if you can’t access this and
would like it)
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