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Global Health Conference

Event date: October 14, 2009 - 11:30am

Global-Health-Conference

Explore the global connectivity between health and food with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Dr. William Foege, Senior Fellow with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, local experts and students in lively discussions on Wednesday, October 14, in Des Moines University’s Medical Education Center,
3200 Grand Avenue, Des Moines.

When and Where

Wednesday, October 14, 2009
11: 30 a.m. – 4 : 30 p.m.

Des Moines University
3200 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa 50312

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Agenda

11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Lunch served and overview of Heartland Global Health Consortium

Dr. Mary Mincer Hansen, Associate Professor, Public Health Program/Global Health Department, Des Moines University
12:00 – 12:05 p.m. Welcome

Governor Terry E. Branstad, President, Des Moines University
12:05 – 1:00 pm Keynote Address: “Global Health & Global Food: US Perspectives”

Tom Vilsack, Secretary, US Dept. of Agriculture and former Governor of Iowa
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Global Public Health and Nutrition

Dr. Bill Foege, Senior Fellow with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
1:45 – 2:00 p.m. BREAK
2:00 – 3:15 p.m. Quality Food & Global Health, Greater Than the Sum of Available Nutrients:  Factoring in Community, Environmental and personal Well-being

Moderator:  Maureen McCue, MD., PhD, Global Health Studies, University of Iowa

Speakers:

  • John Gitua PhD., Prof. Organic Chemistry, Drake University Malarious Interactions:  Food From a Developing World Perspective
  • Michele Devlin DrPH, Director Iowa Center on Health Disparities, University Northern Iowa
    Unpacked:  Survival, Life and Health Before and After Immigrant Workers
  • Rich Pirog, Associate Director, Leopold Center Marketing and Food Systems, Iowa State University
    Understanding Connections:  Healthy Food, People, Communities
3:15 – 4:15 pm Student panel presentations from member colleges and universities
4:15 – 4:30 pm Open Discussion and Additional Questions

Wrap up

Registration

Currently registration is invitation only and password protected. If you are interested and have not yet received an invitation please contact MJ.Caswell@dmu.edu.

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