Local Support Committee Helsinki 2025
Chair of the 18th European Public Health Conference
Ilmo Keskimäki (MD, PhD) is Research Professor at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and Professor of Health Services Research at the Tampere University, Finland. He has specialised in Public Health Medicine. His research has focused on health systems and policy analysis and developing research methods for the use of register based longitudinal data in health services research. He has particular interest in research on equity in health care and impacts of reforming services on health system performance. He has worked in research and administrative positions in national research institutes in Finland and advised the government on issues related to health systems and policy development and research. He has formerly served as a president for the European Public Health Association and the Society for Social Medicine in Finland.
Local Support Committee
EPH Conference Foundation works together with a local partner in the host country. This is usually the national public health association but can also be the national institute for public health or a university. The local partner establishes a Local Support Committee (LSC) which consists of national stakeholders and leading experts in public health. The LSC has the task to gather support for the conference, to market and advertise the conference in the host country and to encourage national and regional participation and involvement.
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- Tea Lallukka, professor, University of Helsinki, Society for Social Medicine in Finland, Chair of ISC (2025)
- Tomi Mäki-Opas, professor, University of Eastern Finland, Chair of the Society for Social Medicine in Finland
- Mikaela von Bonsdorff, professor, University of Jyväskylä
- Jenni Ervasti, chief researcher, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
- Mika Gissler, professor, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Society for Social Medicine in Finland
- Jaana Halonen, chief researcher, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
- Jouni Jaakkola, professor, University of Oulu
- Harri Jalonen, professor, University of Vaasa
- Minna Kaarakainen, senior lecturer, University of Eastern Finland, Society for Social Medicine in Finland
- Sakari Karvonen, research professor, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
- Lauri Kokkinen, senior research fellow, Tampere University
- Hannamaria Kuusio, research manager, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Society for Social Medicine in Finland
- Tiina Laatikainen, professor, University of Eastern Finland
- Saara Leppinen, director, Ministry for Social Affairs and Health
- Kati Myllymäki, medical advisor, SOSTE Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health
- Ella Näsi, researcher, Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela)
- Eva Roos, professor, Folkhälsan Research Center
- Sari Stenholm, professor, University of Turku
- Tuukka Tammi, lead expert, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
- Hanna Tolonen, RDI director, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
- Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen, chief researcher, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare