S T Lee Lecture - Taking Aim at Non-communicable Diseases in Asia/Pacific
Monday, 7 November 2011 University of Sydney
The 2011 S. T. Lee Lecture* was delivered by:
Professor Robert Beaglehole
Emeritus Professor, University of Auckland
Taking Aim at Non-communicable Diseases in Asia/Pacific
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), principally cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, are the leading causes of death in the Asia/Pacific region. The region includes countries such as Australia which have had major successes in reducing NCD death rates with a comprehensive approach. By contrast, in China where 80% of deaths are due to NCDs, the response to NCDs is at a very early stage. Smaller island countries of the Pacific have declared a “state of health emergency” because of the toll of NCDs.
Professor Beaglehole spoke to the momentum generated by the UN Declaration in September 2011 that recognises the enormous health and economic burdens imposed by NCDs on all countries and firmly positions NCDs as a development, and not just a health, issue. Click here for an extended abstract.
Robert Beaglehole
Robert Beaglehole trained in medicine, epidemiology and public health in New Zealand, England and the USA before becoming a Public Health Physician. He was Professor of Community Health at the University of Auckland, New Zealand (1988-1999). He joined the staff of the World Health Organization in 2000 and between 2004 and 2007 he directed the Department of Chronic Disease and Health Promotion. He developed an integrated and stepwise approach to the prevention and control of chronic diseases and led the development of the Bangkok Charter on Health Promotion in a Globalized World. He left WHO in February 2007 having reached the UN retirement age and returned to live in New Zealand. He is now co-director of International Public Health Consultants and Professor Emeritus of the University of Auckland. He practices public health in New Zealand and globally with a focus on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. He chairs the Lancet NCD Action Group and played a strong and influential role in New York and for months before through his writing and advocacy at the September UN High-Level Meeting about NCDs.
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*The University of Sydney, by way of a gift, established the S.T. Lee Lecture Fund in 2008 to invite a distinguished scholar and/or practitioner on the subject of contemporary health policy to deliver an annual lecture. The S.T. Lee Lecture is named for Seng Tee Lee, a business executive and noted philanthropist. Dr Lee is director of the Lee group of companies in Singapore and of the Lee Foundation.
Emerging Health Policy Research Conference
17 August 2011, University of Sydney
The Menzies Centre for Health Policy held its 6th annual Emerging Health Policy Research Conference on Wednesday, 17 August 2011.
The conference showcased the work in progress of current doctoral and early career research workers, as well as those new to the field of health policy research.
Participation in the Emerging Health Policy Research Conference provided an opportunity to:
discuss health policy responses to current local, national and global health challenges;
hear about ‘in progress’ health policy research;
discuss new ideas and identify opportunities for collaboration across disciplinary boundaries.
Conference Program: 8.50 am - 5 pm
Keynote speaker: Hon Dr Geoff Gallop, Professor, Director, Graduate School of Government, University of Sydney
The NSW Branch of the Public Health Association of Australia, in partnership with the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, and the NSW Branch of the Australian Health Promotion Association, hosted The Great Election Debate: Public Health in NSW.
The Great Election Debate: Public Health in NSW was designed to enable one candidate from each of the major parties to answer key questions and provide information on party policies on public health ahead of the NSW election on Saturday, 26 March 2011.
Guest Speakers
The Hon. Carmel Tebbutt, BEc MP, Deputy Premier, and Minister for Health, NSW
Jillian Skinner MP, Deputy Leader of the NSW Opposition, Shadow Minister for Health
Mr David Shoebridge MLC, Lead Greens Candidate for the State Election
Discussion Moderator: Mr Michael Moore, CEO, Public Health Association of Australia
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Robert Beaglehole trained in medicine, epidemiology and public health in New Zealand, England and the USA before becoming a Public Health Physician. He was Professor of Community Health at the University of Auckland, New Zealand (1988-1999). He joined the staff of the World Health Organization in 2000 and between 2004 and 2007 he directed the Department of Chronic Disease and Health Promotion. He developed an integrated and stepwise approach to the prevention and control of chronic diseases and led the development of the Bangkok Charter on Health Promotion in a Globalized World. He left WHO in February 2007 having reached the UN retirement age and returned to live in New Zealand. He is now co-director of International Public Health Consultants and Professor Emeritus of the University of Auckland. He practices public health in New Zealand and globally with a focus on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. He chairs the Lancet NCD Action Group and played a strong and influential role in New York and for months before through his writing and advocacy at the September UN High-Level Meeting about NCDs.