Hope Alexander MPH

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Cancer in the News

Tobacco: Flouters of smoke ban ‘will be pursued’

The Health Department says people who ignore WA’s new smoking bans on patrolled beaches and in cars with children will be pursued, despite previous claims the laws could be hard to enforce.

Director-general of Health, Kim Snowball, said while some people might initially be given warnings rather than $1000 fines, there would be no period of grace for the laws, which start on September 22.

The department will launch an advertising campaign today to warn people they risk prosecution if the smoke in banned areas. These include between flags at beaches, in cars carrying children under the age of 17, within 10 metres of playground equipment and in some outdoor eating areas. The display of tobacco products in shops will also be banned.

West Australian 8/9/2010 p.10.

Sophie West | Website and Publications Coordinator

Cancer Council Australia

Hope received a mention and congratulations in the Australian Federation of University Women (WA) Inc newsletter, for August 2010. Copy of article below.

Media: August 2010 AFUW(WA) Newsletter article

Today Hope submitted her abstract for the Australian National Conference on Evidence-Based Clinical Leadership. The title of her paper is “Chasing the rainbow – the difficulties experienced in accessing age and condition-specific programs”. These programs include oral health, hearing services and Enhanced Care Plans. The conference is to be held in Adelaide, one of Hope’s favourite places, in November.

Hope will be in Adelaide this week, arriving Monday 26 April, departing early Saturday morning.

Beyond Evidence on Reducing Health Inequities: What works, why and how

27th – 28th of April 2010

National Wine Centre of Australia
Corner Botanic and Hackney Roads, Adelaide

This will be the Final Policy Event for National Health and Medical Research Council funded Australian Health Inequities Program.

The aims of the Symposium are to:

1. Present research-based examples of Policies and Programs that were designed to intervene on the social determinants of health inequities

2. Contribute to debates about the ways in which policy makers can build social determinants of health inequities perspectives into programs inside and outside of government

3. Compare progress in the uptake of social determinants of health inequities perspectives in Australia and other countries

4. Consider how social determinants of health can contribute to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) goal of Closing the Gap.

Hope is attending the Anaesthetists Expert Working Party meeting.

Date
Thursday 15th April 2010

Agenda

10.00  Welcome and overview of meeting objectives – Linda MacPherson

10.10  Summary of results Kirsten Armstrong

10.30  Facilitated discussion:

• Feedback on report

• Identification of recommendations – Lorraine Acheson

12.15  Next steps and close – Linda Macpherson

Hope will be attending the following Clinical Senate meeting on 26 March 2010 in Perth, Western Australia.

Event: 26 March 2010 - Pre-Hospital Assessment - Avoiding the Revolving Door