The LGA’s next Smith Square Debate will bring together a panel of experts in public health, national and local government, and community advocacy to address the urgent issue of health inequalities.
Health inequalities are unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, driven by factors such as socioeconomic status, housing, education, and employment. These disparities shape our mental and physical health and wellbeing, influencing the opportunities individuals have to live a healthy life.
The debate will explore the current challenges and opportunities and will explore the leadership roles councils can play in narrowing the health inequality gap.
Key topics include:
- Local government leadership: How can councils tackle the growing health inequality gap and improve outcomes for their most vulnerable communities
- Challenges: Are councils adequately equipped to address health inequalities? What barriers do they face in delivering change?
- Opportunities: How can councils leverage local data, community engagement, and political will to create lasting improvements in health outcomes?
Aimed at leaders, policy-makers and opinion-formers, our Smith Square Debates are lively discussions on topics as wide-ranging as artificial intelligence, spending reviews, climate change and devolution in England.
Confirmed speakers:
- Chair: Cllr Louise Gittins, Chair, Local Government Association
- Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology, University College London, Director, the UCL Institute of Health Equity, and Past President of the World Medical Association
- Professor Kevin Fenton CBE, President, Faculty of Public Health
- Andrew Gwynne MP, Parliamentary-under-Secretary for Public Health and Prevention
- Professor Bola Owolabi, Director – National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme, NHS England
- Jason Strelitz, Director of Public Health, London Borough of Newham
- Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, Founder of the Ella Roberta Foundation
When making your booking you will have the option to either book an in-person or virtual place.
Registration for in-person attendees opens at 4.45pm with the debate starting at 5.15pm – 7.00pm followed by networking.
Virtual attendees can join the session from 5.10pm.
This is a Hybrid event on the Zoom platform.