Monday, November 18, 2024

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Clarendon Room E

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Facilitated by: Dr Patricia Ranald, Convener of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network and honorary research associate at the University of Sydney Dr Mary Assunta, Senior Advisor to the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance, and adjunct senior lecturer at the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney Dr David Legge, People's Health Movement and Emeritus Scholar at Latrobe University Target audience: Health professionals, policy makers, academics, advocates, students Learning outcomes: - Understanding of the nature of trade agreements and the impacts on public health regulation - Identifying power structures and actors influencing trade agreements and public health regulation · identifying government decision-maker About: This interactive workshop will discuss case how trade and investment agreements can restrict regulation that affects public health, including regulation of tobacco, environmental pollution and reduction of carbon emissions, and how social movements can influence governments to reduce such restrictions to ensure that governments can regulate to address changing health and environmental needs. Workshop theme/topic: - International trade and investment and health