Tutorial: Practicing Public Health in the Context of Poverty

Category: Tutorial Dates - Other

Date: June 21st 2022 9:00am until 5:00pm

Location: via MS Teams

 
These tutorials are open to Public Health Specialty Registrars on the South West Public Health Training Programme only.

Agenda

Time

Topic

Speaker

09:30-10:00

Training Programme Update (closed session)

Maggie Rae, Diane Lloyd, Gemma Cooke, Lucy Brenton

 

10:00-10:05

Introduction to the Day

 

Dhanya Gardner and Carla Robinson, Public Health Registrars

 

10:05-10:50

Overview of the welfare system and sources of financial support, with a focus on practical implications of how poverty/cost of living crisis is affecting people, and barriers to accessing support

 

Michael Clarke and Jackie Brett, Turn2Us

10.50-11.00

Break

 

11:00-11:45

Health impacts of the cost-of-living crisis

 

Emily Hackett, Public Health Policy, Local Government Association

 

11.45-12:30

National work to address food poverty and the cost-of-living crisis

Emma Greenwood, Trussell Trust

 

12:30-13:15

Lunch

  • Incorporating walk to nearest shop/online to check variation in food prices covered by Healthy Start vouchers

 

 

13:15-13:30

Social session/breakout rooms

  • Breakout rooms to discuss food prices and reflections

 

Carla Robinson and Dhanya Gardner, Public Health Registrars

 

13:30-14:15

Local work to address food poverty and the cost-of-living crisis

Cathy McMahon, Adult Improvement, Bath and NE Somerset Council

 

14:15-15:00

 

Poverty, Policy and Politics

 

 

Lynn Gibbons, Public Health Division, South Gloucestershire Council

15:00-15.15

Break

 

15:15-15:45

Breakout rooms and debrief session

 

Carla Robinson and Dhanya Gardner, Public Health Registrars

 

15:45-16:15

Business Meeting (closed session)

 

16:15-16:30

Close and evaluations (closed session)

 

 

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