HPI Speaker Series - Commercial Determinants of Health

HPI presents a series of webinars this Fall as an introduction to the Commercial Determinants of Health (CDOH) to provide insight on the global health context and identify opportunities for action at the local level in Atlantic Canada.

Intended audience - population and public health researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners in the Atlantic region and across Canada.

• Topic 1: with Dr. Nason Maani, Lecturer in Inequalities, Global Health Policy Unit, University of Edinburgh.

What are the CDOH and why do they matter?

Friday October 25th, 2024 at 12-1pm AST (4-5pm GMT)

Moderated by Dr. Laura Kennedy PhD, RN. Postdoctoral Fellow, IWK Health.

• Topic 2: with Professor Jeff Colin, Global Health Policy Unit, University of Edinburgh.

Governance approaches to managing conflict of interest with unhealthy commodity industries.

Tuesday November 5th, 2024 at 12-1pm AST (4-5pm GMT)

Moderated by Steve Machat, Manager – Health Promotion, Community Wellness & Supports, Mental Health and Addictions, Nova Scotia Health

• Topic 3: with Ms. Anna Brook, Acting Consultant in Public Health, Wakefield Council & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Bath

Why do Commercial Determinants of Health matter at provincial and local levels?

Tuesday November 19th, 2024 at 12-1pm AST (4-5pm GMT)

Moderated by Dr. Sara Kirk, School of Health and Human Performance and Healthy Populations Institute

We welcome you to join us for these free 60-minute webinars hosted by the Healthy Populations Institute and Dalhousie University.