Meg Harris, MPH, MPA
Adjunct Professor
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Drake University
meghan.harris@drake.edu

Schedule of events

The symposium is part of a continuing series of activities bringing together activists and academics, professionals and the public concerned about advancing the right to health on a planet that is rapidly being degraded, in a climate that is rapidly changing, in a political environment that misidentifies militarization as the solution to all security needs.

We have a great line-up of speakers, events, and participants.  Importantly, the symposium is being held in a unique, beautiful, and peaceful setting where our discussions will resonate within an environment that is sustainable, diverse and healthy.  We can not continue to wage war on the environment and simultaneously endeavor to live it; similarly, if we don’t have a sense of wonder and appreciation for the physical environment we strive to support, we have a hard time working in its behalf.  Please consider joining us, come a day early, stay a day late, consider it a mini vacation or a working vacation.

Whether or not you are able to join us, you can help by sharing the symposium announcement, encouraging your friends, family, colleagues and neighbors to join in this important event.  We’re hopeful of bringing in a chorus of various voices and perspectives.  We want everyone to leave feeling refreshed, empowered, and re-committed to doing all they can to advance the right to health and promote environmental justice by working for environmental security.

Register today at www.psriowa.org/msp/msp-registration.html. Registration ends September 6.

October 12, 2011
10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Des Moines University
Olsen Medical Education Center (MEC)
3200 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
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Register online Poster submission

• Additional Information
• Agenda
• Contact
• Registration
• Sponsors
• Student Poster Session

Target audience

Des Moines University students, faculty, staff, and adjunct global health faculty. Students and faculty from Heartland Global Health Conference (HGHC) member schools (Central College, Drake University, Iowa State University, Mercy College of Health Science, Simpson College, University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa and Des Moines University (DMU)) and community members are also invited to attend.

Objectives

Upon completion of this program or series, participants will be able to:

• Learn about the challenges of global aging.
• Identify action steps in addressing the global aging population.
• Question how society can assist in promoting a healthy lifestyle for the elderly.

Agenda

Print version (pdf)

Student poster session

Deadline to register your poster is:  Wednesday, September 28th.

We are excited to announce the HGHC will be offering a poster session and all students attending are invited to participate.

Our conference theme for this year is “The Challenges of Global Aging”,  however, poster topics are not limited to our conference theme.  Students may present on any topic, experience, or research in the field of global health.

Categories and prizes

This year, students from HGHC partner universities will again have the opportunity to take part in a poster presentation, competing for cash prizes of $250 in each of three different categories!  Posters will be divided into two groups (undergraduate and graduate) and will be judged in these three categories:

• Best focus on the conference theme
• Best focus on benefits at the community level
• Other

General information about poster construction

Posters display information about a particular topic in a visual format, so conference attendees can take it in at their own pace. The poster session will provide conference attendees the opportunity to learn more about a student’s experiential learning experience or research project, and personalize their learning experience by speaking one-on-one with the student creators of posters that capture their attention.

The following web site serves as a great resource on how to create an effective poster: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/

Poster printing guidelines

• Posters for the event will be paid for through the DMU Global Health department by a grant received from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
• All students participating in the poster session will be reimbursed (up to $40) to defray costs associated with making posters.
• Please print in seminar presentation size (32.45″ x 42″ OR 42″ x 54.35″) (non-matted and non-laminated).
• If you’re a DMU student instructions regarding poster printing will be provided in your registration confirmation email.

Deadline to register your poster is:  Wednesday, September 28th.

Poster submission

Dress

Business casual

Registration

Free

• Students from HGHC member institutions – Central College, Des Moines University, Drake University, Iowa State University, Mercy College of Health Sciences, Simpson College, University of Iowa, and University of Northern Iowa
• Des Moines University faculty, staff, and global health adjunct faculty
• Heartland Global Health Consortium  committee members

$50

• Faculty of HGHC schools and community members

Register online

Sponsors

Additional information

• Global Health at DMU
• Iowa Hunger Summit
• The World Food Prize
• Heartland Global Health Consortium

The Heartland Global Health Consortium fosters collaboration to offer and expand international health learning experiences for students. Members include Central College, Drake University, Iowa State University, Mercy College of Health Science, Simpson College, University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa and DMU.

CME Credit

AOA: Des Moines University Continuing Medical Education and the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for a maximum 3.5 hours of AOA Category 2-A CME credits.

IBON: Des Moines University continuing education (provider #112) is approved by the Iowa Board of Nursing as an accredited provider. This program has been reviewed and approved for a maximum of 3.9 continuing education contact hours.

Other: Attendees will be given a certificate of participation for a maximum 3.5 continuing education hours.

Contact

Vanessa Ross, CMP
Manager, Continuing Medical Education
3200 Grand Avenue, AC #505
Des Moines, IA 50312
Phone: 515-271-1541
Fax: 515-271-4226
vanessa.ross@dmu.edu

Chris Catrenich
Administrative secretary, Global Health
3200 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA  50312
515-271-1425
chris.catrenich@dmu.edu

Disclosure statement

Everyone in a position to control the content of this educational activity will disclose to the CE provider and to attendees all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. They will also disclose if any pharmaceuticals or medical procedures and devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Determination of educational content for this program and the selection of speakers are responsibilities of the program director. Firms providing financial support did not have input in these areas.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend DMU sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the DMU Continuing Medical Education office at 515-271-1541 or cme@dmu.edu prior to the program.

• Dr. Robert Mazur, PhD, Iowa State University:  “African Perspective” (download presentation)
• Roberto Fernandez, MPH, OMS-II and Christopher Peluso, OMS-II, Des Moines University:  “Starvation Beyond Food!  Impact of Malnutrition on Neonatal and Childhood Neuro and Psychosocial Development:  Implications for Global Public Health” (download presentation)
• Jennifer Hall, Ed.D. UNI, Founder , Over the Rainbow Health & Education Services; “Brazil perspective”
• Lindsay Zylstra, 4^th year student, Central College:  “The importance of maternal zinc supplementation to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes in Nepal” (download presentation)
  

The 2^ndAnnual Heartland Global Health Consortium Conference took place on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Des Moines University.  Over 100 faculty, staff, students and community attendees heard about the influence of agriculture on global health.

Co-keynote speakers were Paul Schickler, president, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. and Janey Thornton, Ph.D., secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, US Dep. Of Agriculture.

Other presenters at the conference included:

• Craig Just, Adjunct assistant professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
  “Global Health Engineering in Ghana”
• Susan Roberts, J.D., M.S., R.D., Roberts Law Firm, PLC
  “Looking at Health from a Food System Policy Perspective”
• Matt Russel, State Food Policy Project Coordinator, Drake Agricultural Law Center
  “Convergence of Sustainability, Marketing, and Awakening of the Consciousness Of Food”
• Dr. Robert Mazur, Associate Director, CSRL and Professor, Sociology at ISU and Henry Musoke, Executive Director, Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns (VEDCO)
  “The Sustainable Livelihoods Capacity Building Approach to Agriculture, Nutrition and Health in Uganda” (Download presentation)

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
10: 30 a.m.

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

View google map or view DMU campus map and directions.

Agenda

Registration

Register online

Sponsors

Honeycreek Resort State Park and Lodge
Winslow Meeting Room
12633 Resort Drive
Moravia, IA

Agenda

Friday, January 8, 2010 – 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m

• Introduction – All Participants
• Strategic planning process – Mary
• Overview of Global Health Consortium – Yogi and Mary
• Discussion of the current organizational structure of the consortium – all Participants
• Overview of the 2009 Strategic Plan – Mary
• Subcommittee break-out sessions – All Participants
• Dinner – (6:00 – 8:00 p.m.)

Saturday, January 9, 2010 – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

• Breakfast – (8:00 – 9:00 a.m.) Review and revision of Strategic plan – All Participants (led by committee chairs and members)
  Discuss Next Steps – Mary
• Lunch – (12:00 – 1:00 p.m.)

The DMU global health dept., working with the World Health Organization, brought the Art for Health visual art exhibit to Central Iowa!  This exhibit focuses on getting the message out about   women’s health around the world.  The exhibit strives to increase awareness and promote action toward improving sexual and reproductive health around the world.  Paintings were displayed at consortium member colleges and the state capital for viewing.  For more information about Art for Health, visit www.who.int/pmnch/activities/a4h_project/en.

Approximately 125 faculty, students and community members attended the global health conference held on the DMU campus on Wednesday,  October 14.  This HGHC conference, which featured U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and several other speakers, was held in conjunction with Des Moines’ annual World Food Prize celebration and symposium.

“To help combat hunger around the world, the Unites States is working to share its expertise rather than just its bounty” explained Secretary Vilsack.  He said the USDA is striving to enhance “food security” by taking its expertise in producing, storing, distributing and using food to countries around the world. In addition to helping the planet’s nearly one billion people who are malnourished, he said, these efforts “allow us to enhance America’s image around the world.” “That’s important, because to address issues like global warming, environmental protection and terrorism, we need partners,” he added. “America can’t do all that by itself.”

Another conference speaker was epidemiologist Dr. William Foege, senior fellow in the global health program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Former director of the Centers for Disease Control, Foege worked in the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s and led in accelerating childhood immunization in the 1980s; it is estimated that his work has saved over 122 million people’s lives worldwide. “Your real bosses are not the people who fill out your annual performance review – although you’ll have to pretend they are,” Foege advised students at the conference. “Your real bosses are the people living 300 years from now, because you’ll be preparing the world they’ll be living in.”

Vermeer Science Center Room 180

Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen is an agricultural economist and founder of the 2020 Vision Initiative, a comprehensive research and dissemination program on global food security. In 2001, Pinstrup Andersen was recipient of the World Food Prize. He has written over 300 books, articles, and papers and his 2001 book Seeds of Contention has been published in five languages. The late Norman Borlaug, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate  noted Dr. Pinstrup-Andersen to be “one of the most influential economists and policy makers today” and “an outstanding spokesperson for effective economic policies for transforming agricultural production of food deficit nations”.

Sponsors: CGC, World Food Prize Institute