Start: 2020-05-06T08:00:00
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Location: The Factory Community Centre – 67 Raglan Street Waterloo NSW 2017
REDWatch Meeting 6 May – Health Equity – what it is
and why it is important …. and you get a bite to eat at The Factory
For the 6 May REDWatch meeting, Fiona Haigh is talking about
Health Equity – what it is and why is it important. This is a timely
presentation and discussion as the Waterloo Human Services Collaborative begins
to develop the action plan for addressing human service delivery issues in
Waterloo, which include health.
Equity recognises that each person has different
circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to
reach an equal outcome. It is different to equality which means each
individual or group of people are given the same resources or opportunities. An
equity approach is especially important for people in public housing, who often
don’t have access to the same resources or opportunities that some other parts
of the community enjoy and hence do not have the same health outcomes as those
with more resources.
Fiona is a specialist in Health Impact Assessments. She has
a mixed legal and health background that enables her to bring an equity lens to
how the health system functions, especially people’s ability to access services
and the opportunity to live a healthy life.
This REDWatch meeting
is being held in person at The Factory Community Centre 67 Raglan Street
Waterloo at 6pm on Thursday 6th May.
RSVP Please: This event is also being held to celebrate
Neighbourhood Centre Week, so we will also provide a bite to eat! It’s a public
event and everyone is welcome, but please RSVP so we can cater and manage
numbers. If you wish to attend, please email REDWatch’s Co-Convenor Adam at a.antonelli@counterpointcs.org.au