Public hearing - Canberra, 23 November 2012

Inquiry into Australia's domestic response to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Commission on Social Determinants of Health report "Closing the gap within a generation"

Public hearing - Canberra, 23 November 2012

Main Committee Room
Parliament House
Canberra

10.00 am - 4.15 pm

10.00 am - 10.45 am

St. Vincent's Health Australia (Sub. 31)
Dr Tracey Batten - Group Chief Executive Officer
Ms Janet Muir - Group General Manager, Strategy
Sister Leone Wittmack - Group Mission Leader

10.45 am - 11.30 am

Foundation for Alcohol and Research Education (Sub. 55)
Mr Michael Thorn - Chief Executive Officer
Ms Caterina Giorgi - Manager, Policy and Research

11.30 am - 1.15 pm

Lunch

1.15 pm - 2.00 pm

South Australian Government (Sub. 51)
Dr Kevin Buckett - Director, Public Health
Ms Carmel Williams - Manager, Health in All Policies

2.00 pm - 2.45 pm

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (sub. 36)
Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman - Senior Executive, Social and Indigenous Group

2.45 pm - 3.30 pm

Councils of Social Services (Sub. 44)
Dr Cassandra Goldie - Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Council of Social Services
Ms Solange Frost - Senior Policy Officer

3.30 pm - 4.15 pm

Department of Health and Ageing (Sub. 60)
Ms Kerry Flanagan - Deputy Secretary
Mr Nathan Smyth - First Assistant Secretary, Population Health Division

Ms Sally Goodspeed - Assistant Secretary, Health in Social Policy Branch, Population Health Division

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au