The agenda for the 2008 OxHA Summit, ‘Building a healthy future: chronic disease and our environment’, can also be found on OxHA's interactive website, 3FOUR50, along with video footage of the event.
Note: Many of the presentations from the Summit are available here >>
Day 1: Monday 25 February - The issues
09:00 Welcome ceremony and acknowledgement of traditional owners of the land
09:20 Official opening
09:30 Where have we been? Review of OxHA activities and achievements, including Grand Challenges and Community Interventions for Health
10:00 Why are we here? Introduction of Summit programme
10:10 Expectations: Delegates discuss the meeting objectives and Table Captains feed back each Table Team’s vision for the Summit
10:45–11:15 Morning break
11:15 The Sydney Resolution: Presentation of the draft call to action on chronic disease for consideration by delegates
11:30 Keynote presentations by Srinath Reddy and Jean-Christophe Fotso
12:15 Reality check
- A panel of opinion leaders comment on the politics and possibilities of achieving the changes called for in the Sydney Resolution and the Grand Challenges
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00 Participants’ response to the Sydney Resolution, Grand Challenges and issues laid out in the keynote presentations
14:45 Fit City Vignette by Fit City Competition winners (click here >> for Fit City website)
15:15–15:40 Afternoon break
15:40 Strategy Think-Tank: Healthy Places
- Issue: Making our environment a healthy and sustainable place to live in
17:00 Close of Day 1
Day 2: Tuesday 26 February - Strategy
08:15 Book launch: Public Health in Asia and the Pacific
09:00 Introduction to the day’s programme
09:15 Strategy Think-Tank: Healthy Food
- Issue: Making healthy food available, affordable and profitable
10:30–11:00 Morning break
11:00 Anna Rubbo’s Global Studio
11:10 Strategy Think-Tank: Healthy Business
- Issue: Engaging business in the healthy people, places, planet agenda
12:30–14:00 Lunch
14:00 Strategy Think-Tank: Healthy Public Policy:
- Issue: Enhancing the effectiveness of global and national governance for health
15:15–15:45 Afternoon break
15:45 Best buys for chronic diseases: What constitutes a good buy
16:00 Best buys auction: Table Teams discuss merits and disadvantages and ‘bid’ on big ticket items.
16:50 Summary of the day’s deliberations and preparation for the last day
17:00 Close of Day 2
Day 3: Wednesday 27 February - Capacity and tactics
09:00 Recap of strategies and priorities for action from Day 2
09:20 Promoting health: scene setting for the day’s task
09:30 What the world needs now………. Action
- Panel and plenary discussion on the possibilities and politics of mobilising: funding, technical capacity, advocacy and political will to implement the Sydney Resolution & Grand Challenges.
10:30–11:00 Morning break
11:00 The Tally Room: Table Teams to rate the various strategies and select targets for 2008–2009
12:00 Summary of proceedings and final draft of the Sydney Resolution and priorities for action
12:10 Where to from here? OxHA’s commitment to follow through
12:20 Closing remarks
12:30 Close of the Summit