Published: 31 October 2023
Dear Members and Friends of the Law and Public Health Section, We hope that you are well. Ahead of the 16th European Public Health Conference, held at the Convention Centre in Dublin from 8 to 11 November, the Steering Committee is delighted to share with you the programme of events in which the Law Section is involved. A full list is available at the end of this email. As you probably know, the theme of this year's conference is 'Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity'. This theme happens to relate closely to the expertise and interest of many of us who sit on the Section's steering committee, and it explains - at least in part - why we have decided to organise and participate in a record number of sessions at the EPH this year. We hope that you all find something that is of interest to you. We would also like to draw your attention to our annual Join The Network (JTN) meeting and urge you to come and join us to hear about the activities of the Law Section these past twelve months and reflect on our forthcoming activities. The Section is keen to support member-led events so we can, together, further diversify the range of our activities. The meeting will take place on Thursday 9 November from 12.50 to 13.50. A draft annual section report can be downloaded here. Last year, our membership increased significantly after the JTN meeting, and we very much look forward to meeting you and other colleagues who may be thinking of joining the Section too. Please do spread the word. Best wishes, Amandine Garde (Section President) PLENARY SESSIONPlenary 2: Commercial determinants of non-communicable diseases: the imperative for a systems approach9th November, 17:50–18:50 JOIN THE NETWORK MEETINGThe section's network meeting is held on Thursday 9th, 12:50-13:50 in Wicklow Meeting Room 1 WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS2.A. - Workshop: (Re)imagining food: representations of food to move towards more sustainable food cultures 3.G. - Round table: European Union policies: the basis for EU legislation and the case of the EU HTA regulation 4.A. - Workshop: Public health interventions to counteract unhealthy diets towards a better consumer knowledge 4.C. - Round table: The role of EU bodies and European Health Union policies, and implications for the Pandemic Treaty 6.H. - Round table: How can the public health community contribute to better alcohol policies through trade law? 7.H. - Round table: Legal determinants of health - what do (global) public health professionals need to know? 7.Q. - Round table: Is public health possible when LGBTQI+ individuals are criminalised? A roundtable and call to action 8.A. - Round table: An exploration of the EAT Lancet Commission on healthy diets for sustainable food systems 9.A. - Round table: From science to reality: the potential of food environments as a gamechanger 10.A. - Round table: Food marketing regulation and civil society mobilisation 10.E. - Round table: Public health and climate change: a litigation toolkit for public health practitioners More details about the Conference programme can be found here. Click here for the EPH Conference website. If you wish to register, please follow the link here. |