Annual Summit on Health Inequality
Date
April 10, 2010
Time
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Description
The theme for the 4th Annual Summit on Health Inequality is "Get the Scoop: Media and Health." The conference is hosted by Students for Equal Health, and co-sponsored by the UW Department of Global Health, Department of Communication, and Associated Students of the University of Washington.
How is modern media influencing our health? Are the images used to communicate health ethically portraying the communities they feature? What determines whether a health issue will be featured in the news? How can new media tools be used to raise awareness about social issues? What are some examples of effective public health campaigns? How is the interface between media and health affecting us?
We invite you to "get the scoop" about interactions between media and health this spring at the University of Washington Students for Equal Health 4th Annual Summit on Health Inequality. The 2010 conference theme uses media as a fresh, exciting perspective to inspire innovative conversations about health in our modern world. We are examining the influence of social media, broadcasting, photography, journalism, television, documentaries, and other new media tools on the portrayal and perception of health today. Come and join the conversation!
Current list of speakers includes keynote Nancy Lee and: Mary Mapes, Lisa Cohen, Daniel Hart, Kathy Gill, Anita Crofts, Tom Paulson, and Ansel Herz.
Health Alliance International will have a speaker on a panel discussing the use of media to support public health efforts in Timor-Leste. Other speakers at the conference come from Seattle Post-Intelligencer, CBS News, Washington Global Health Alliance, Social Marketing Services, Inc., UW Department of Global Health, PATH, UW Native Voices, UW Masters of Communication in Digital Media.
Breakfast and lunch are included in the free registration.
For more information and to register, visit www.uwseh.org.
Location
Foege Building, University of Washington campus in Seattle
1705 NE Pacific St (see map)
Cost
Free