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Social planning - developing more cohesive local communities


Vienna, 6 - 7 November 2014


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 Session I. Different approaches to social planning
What can the EU learn from Poverty Maps?
What can the EU learn from Poverty Maps?
Kenneth Simler, Senior Economist from the World Bank 

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Social planning in Vienna
Peter Stanzl, Head of Group 'Reporting and social welfare planning', Health Care and Social Welfare Planning Division, City of Vienna 

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Community Development Plans in Catalonia
Marc Viñas i Artola, Deputy Director, Ministry of Social Welfare and Family, Government of Catalonia, Spain 

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 Session II. Integrated planning

Integrated social and financial planning
Uwe Hellwig, Policy Officer, German Association for Public and Private Welfare

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Integrated social and financial planning
Gabriele Reichhardt, Head of Social Planning, City of Stuttgart, Germany

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Planning local social policy strategies from a cost-effectiveness perspective
Gabriela Sempruch, Chief Policy Advisor, Mazovian Social Policy Center, Poland 

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Public-private partnerships in mapping for social planning
Rita Valadas, Chief of Social Intervention, Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa, Portugal 

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 Session III. Considering health in social planning

Planning health and social services, Good governance for health and wellbeing
Jon Zuazagoitia, Deputy Director Public Health Directorate, Basque Government, Spain 

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Commissioning and Delivering Integrated Health and Social Care
John Farrell, Acting Director for Healthcare Transformation, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 

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 Session IV. Promoting the inclusion of different societal groups through social planning at local level
Children and families


Investing in children services across Europe
Alfonso Lara Montero, Policy Director, European Social Network

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Using evidence to plan children and youth services
Louise Morpeth, Co-Director, Social Research Unit at Dartington;
Rob Tinlin, Chief Executive Southend Borough Council, England, United Kingdom 

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Tools for improving the efficiency of child protection policies and services
Marie-Paule Martin-Blachais, Director General, GIP Enfance en Danger;
Joêlle Nicoletta, Department for childhood and family, County Council of Brittany, France 

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