Communities in Control Conference Speeches 2003

Communities in Control 2003 - speeches

Papers and presentations from the inaugural Communities in Control conference are provided below.

We thank all our keynote speakers and especially our international guests and Inaugural Pratt Community Fellows, Emeritus Professor Len Syme and Professor Lisa Berkman for the effort and intellectual power that they injected into the conference.

Emeritus Professor Syme and Professor Berkman are two of the world's eminent leaders in the measurement of the impact of strong communities on the health and wellbeing of citizens.

Syme says, "Of the billions of dollars that are spent each year in the United States, not one dollar actually works to prevent child abuse, suicide, heart disease, stroke, school truancy... except funds going to communities who set their own priorities, and are enabled to establish their own programs. Communities in control is the only preventative method that works."

The Keynote speakers at the 2003 Communities in Control Conference:
SPEAKER	SUMMARY	SPEECH	POWERPOINT
Sam Lipski AM, Chief Executive Officer, Pratt Foundation Opening Speech and Welcome to Community Groups.	Click here	Click here
The Hon. John Thwaites, Deputy Premier of Victoria and Minister for Victorian Communities Official Opening and Welcome to the Conference.	Click here
Prof Len Syme, Professor of Epidemiology (Emeritus), University of California, Berkeley Inaugural Pratt Community Fellow Speech: Social Determinants of Health: The Community as an Empowered Partner.	Click here	Click here
Professor Fiona Stanley, AC, CEO, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth & 2003 Australian of the Year Speech: Protecting our Young. Do Stronger Communities lead to Stronger Young People and a Stronger Society?	Click here		Click here
Sir Gustav Nossal AC, CBE, FAA, FRS; World authority on immunisation and health and former Australian of the Year Speech: Leadership - How and Where does it Expand Community Control?	Click here	Click here
Senator, the Hon. Amanda Vanstone, Federal Minister for Family and Community Services Speech: Stronger families need stronger communities: Exploring the relationship between Communities in Control and the Strengthening Families and Communities program.	Click here
The Hon. Bronwyn Pike Victorian Minister for Health Speech: Community building - it's Good for our Towns and Suburbs, but is it Really Good for our Health?	Click here	Click here
Stephen Mayne Founder, crikey.com.au Speech: Democracy and advocacy - How can Community Groups Swim Successfully Against the Flow?	Click here
Professor Lisa Berkman, Head of Public Health Policy, Harvard University School of Public Health. Inaugural Pratt Community Fellow Speech: Why Strong Communities Hold the Secret to Living Longer and Better.	Click here		Click here