Social Determinants of Health: The Community as an Empowered Partner

Added on 07th Apr 2003

Social class has been an overwhelmingly important risk factor for disease since the beginning of recorded time, and it's related to virtually every cause of disease that we know about. We all know this. But we haven't known what to do about this observation.

Prof. Len Syme

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Past Conferences

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2019 — 9 speeches

Get Angry. Then Get Organised.

2018 — 11 speeches

Activating community leadership to combat equality

2017 — 11 speeches

What makes healthy communities?

2016 — 9 speeches

It's the Community, Stupid: Putting people and the planet back in the picture

2015 — 12 speeches

Think Differently: ideas that change communities

2014 — 11 speeches

The Lucky Country Conference

2013 — 9 speeches

I'm Alright Jack: Reclaiming community in a selfish world

2012 — 6 speeches

Community Groups at the Crossroads

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