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2nd Annual Global Health Conference
Event date: October 13, 2010 - 10:30am
Heartland Global Health Consortium presents:
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
10: 30 a.m.
Des Moines University
3200 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa 50312
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Agenda
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 11:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch View student poster presentations |
| 12:30 – 12:45 p.m. | Overview of Heartland Global Health Consortium Dr. Yogi Shah, associate dean of global health, Des Moines University Dr. Mary Mincer Hansen, director of the Masters of Public Health Program, Des Moines University |
| 12:45 – 12:50 p.m. | Welcome Stephen Dengle, interim president, Des Moines University |
| 12:50 – 2:00 p.m. | Co-keynote address Paul Schickler, President of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Janey Thornton, Ph.D., SNS Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Svcs., USDA |
| 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Questions |
| 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Break
Poster judging by expert panel speakers. Winners announced and prizes presented. |
| 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. | Introduction of speaker panel members
Dr. Francis Owusu, Associate Professor, Community & Regional Planning, Iowa State University |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | Global Health Engineering in Ghana Craig Just, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa |
| 3:15 – 3:25 p.m. | Break |
| 3:25 – 3:55 p.m. | Looking at Health from a Food System Policy Perspective Susan Roberts, JD, MS, RD, Roberts Law Firm, PLC |
| 3:55 – 4:25 p.m. | Convergence of Sustainability, Marketing, and Awakening of the Consciousness of Food
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| 4:25 – 4:55 p.m. | The Sustainable Livelihoods Capacity Building Approach to Agriculture, Nutrition and Health in Uganda
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| 4:55 – 5:00 p.m. | Open Discussion, Additional Questions, Wrap up |
Registration
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