Media Advisory - Western Summit on Sustainable Health

EDMONTON, May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - The Conference Board of Canada is hosting a forum for western health stakeholders to ask the tough questions, explore some "inconvenient truths," and kick-start discussions on the next steps to build a more sustainable health care system.

At Western Summit on Sustainable Health, the Conference Board will publicly release its Provincial Benchmarking results on Wednesday, May 22, at 11 a.m. The report compares and ranks provinces on 90 health indicators.

When:				Wednesday, May 22^th and Thursday, May 23^th, 2013.
Who:				Dragging Canada's Health System into the 21^st Century
				Jeffrey C. Simpson, National Affairs Columnist for the Globe and Mail
				and author of Chronic Condition: Why Canada's Health System Needs to
				be Dragged into the 21^st Century.
				Wednesday, 12:00 p.m.
				Getting Canada and Alberta Moving: Encouraging Active Living
				Kelly D. Murumets, President and Chief Executive Officer,
				ParticipACTION
				The Honourable David Rodney, Associate Minister of Wellness Alberta,
				Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
				Complex Problems: Fighting Obesity and Chronic Disease
				Kate Carty, Project Manager at the Canadian Cancer Society in B.C. and
				Yukon Division
				Les Hagen, Executive Director at Action on Smoking and Health
				Dr. Kim D. Raine, Professor at the University of Alberta
				Thursday, 9:00 a.m.
Where:				Westin Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta.

 

 

SOURCE: Conference Board of Canada

For more information, visit: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/13-0097/default.aspx

Media are asked to register in advance, as space is limited.

For more information or media accreditation, contact:
Françoise Makanda, Media Relations Coordinator,
Tel.: [phone], ext. 389. E-mail: [email protected].

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