The Men's Health World Congress 2011 will be held under the title "Men And Ageing: A Life-long Process - Improving Health by Ensuring Interdisciplinary Care".

This years Men’s Health World Congress on October 2 - 5, 2011 will be in Vienna, Austria. The World Congress brings together a multidisciplinary team whose focus is improving men's health in general. Building on the very successful 2010 congress in Nice, France, in 2011 the World Congress maintains the broad scope of improving all aspects of men's health but emphasize the importance of improving care in the ageing population.

Dr. Jermane Bond will Co-Chair a session entitled, "Men's Access to Healthcare Across the Lifespan", as well as host a poster presentation.  Other CPIPO members,  Dr. Joel Heidelbaugh and Dr. Amina Alio, will also be in attendance.

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The Boston Public Health Commission reports on the work of the Boston PLACE MATTERS team. This presentation was given during the 2011 PLACE MATTERS National Conference.

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The Praxis Project discusses its racial and social justice initiative. This presentation was given at the 2011 PLACE MATTERS National Conference.

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The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health presents findings from a study entitled Segregated Spaces, Risky Places: Racial Segregation and Its Effect on Health Inequalities. This presentation was given at the 2011 PLACE MATTERS National Conference.

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The director of the Environmental Health Services Division of the government of King County, Washington, discusses equity and the King County PLACE MATTERS team. This presentation was given during the 2011 PLACE MATTERS National Conference.

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This fact sheet summarizes the findings of Segregated Spaces, Risky Places: The Effects of Racial Segregation on Health Inequalities.

This fact sheet summarizes the results of A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000s.

This fact sheet presents a summary of findings on the economic burden of health disparities in the United States.

The Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center of the Urban Institute presents data on poverty, where it is found, and who is affected by it. This presentation was originally given at the 2011 PLACE MATTERS National Conference.

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