Some killer slides were presented at a food governance conference at the University of Sydney today (as previewed earlier this week).
Below is a brief selection of some highlights, via Twitter – make sure to follow #FoodGovernance2016 and @WePublicHealth for more news on Thursday, 3 November.
Power and accountability
Governance challenges and potential solutions for obesity prevention: Boyd Swinburn
Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health (University of Auckland) and Alfred Deakin Professor, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Deakin University
This was one of my favourites:
Professor Roger Magnusson, Professor of Health Law and Governance, Sydney Law School
Learning from Chile
Andrea Western, National Heart Foundation (WA Branch)
 (Read more here about Chile’s public health regulations).
Lessons from Mai Wiru and the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands
Amanda Lee, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology
Panel discussion
Healthy food and nutrition futures for Australia’s First Peoples (Law Foyer)
Chair: Nicole Turner, Centre for Rural and Remote Regional Health, The University of Newcastle
Panel members:
Deanne Minniecon, Manager, Indigenous Education Performance, Far North Queensland Region, Department of Education and Training (QLD)
Sharon Thorpe, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
Mark Wenitong, Apunipima Cape York Health Council
Mark Lock, School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle
Panel members:
Deanne Minniecon, Manager, Indigenous Education Performance, Far North Queensland Region, Department of Education and Training (QLD)
Sharon Thorpe, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
Mark Wenitong, Apunipima Cape York Health Council
Mark Lock, School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle
And more tweet-reporting
