Bookings open for Public Health Annual Research and Practice conference
The Public Health Agency (PHA) have announced details of the fourth ‘Public Health Annual Research and Practice Conference’ which will take place on 8 June.
The conference will take place at Riddel Hall, Stranmillis Road, Belfast and the theme this year is ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure‘. It will focus on the economic case for prevention and the health benefits of public health interventions for our population.
The conference will include a morning parallel session and an afternoon parallel session where local researchers/practitioners will give 10 minute presentations each followed by a 5 minute discussion.
Why attend?
Be informed – network – discuss – get new ideas.
Who should attend?
Multi-sectoral, Multi-disciplinary Professionals, Practitioners and Researchers working in the broad field of Public Health. This all-day conference will consider the value of public health interventions in economic, social and environmental terms.
Partner organisations
Queen’s University Belfast, The Centre of Excellence for Public Health, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee of the Faculty of Public Health, NI Council for Voluntary Action, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Nursing, Ulster University, NI Association for Mental Health, Institute of Public Health in Ireland, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Disability Action, Northern Ireland Environment Link, Community Evaluation Northern Ireland.
The booking form for this year’s conference is available here and the closing date is Friday 6 May 2016.
For enquires contact Finola McAlarney at [email protected] or Lesley Armour at [email protected]
