Peter Crampton
Professor Peter Crampton is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Health Sciences and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Otago. Prior to taking up his current position he was Dean and Head of Campus at the University of Otago Wellington. Peter started his professional life as a GP in Porirua, and later specialised in public health medicine. His research is focused on social indicators and social epidemiology, health care policy, and health care organisation and funding. He has served on numerous government advisory panels in a variety of policy areas related to public health, health services, and health workforce, and has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to public health, health systems and health services management. When not at work he is kept busy with his family, riding his mountain bike, climbing mountains, and playing music (amongst other things).
The Health Equity Debate Medicopolitical Session Friday, 15 August 2014 Start 12:15pm Duration: 30mins Plenary The geography of poverty in New Zealand The NZMA’s Policy Statement on Health Equity recognises the intimate link between poverty and health status. For the past 20 years the NZDep research project has examined the landscapes of poverty in New Zealand. This presentation will provide an update of the patterns as revealed in the 2013 Census and also identify key trends over the past 20 years. I hope that this helicopter view of New Zealand’s socioeconomic landscape will inform day-to-day clinical practice, help explain the determinants of health, and prove useful as we analyse the health and economic policies of the different parties in run-up to the general election.