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Workshop Agenda

Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet May 7-8, 2013

National Academy of Sciences Building 2101 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC Auditorium

Day 1: May 7, 2013
8:15 am Registration
 
8:45 Welcome and Introductions
Erik Olson, Workshop Planning Committee Chair, Natural Resources Defense Council
 
9:00 Keynote and Discussion
Kathleen Merrigan, Former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture

SESSION 1—DEFINING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EATING PATTERNS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

9:35 Session 1 Introduction
Moderator: Robert Burns, Grocery Manufacturers Association
 
9:40 Priority Agriculture–Environmental–Nutrition Linkages for Sustainable Diets
Barbara Burlingame, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18578.
 
10:00 Trade-Offs Between Human and Environmental Health: Fish
Cynthia Jones, Old Dominion University
 
10:20 Trade-Offs Between Human and Environmental Health: Meat
Frank Mitloehner, University of California, Davis
 
10:40 Panel and Audience Discussion with Session 1 Speakers
 
11:10 Break

SESSION 2—QUANTIFYING TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: MOVING FROM CONCEPTUAL LINKS TO EMPIRICAL DATA

11:25 Session 2 Introduction
Moderator: Allen Levine, University of Minnesota
 
11:30 Quantifying Environmental Impacts of Dietary Guidance Policy
Emily Cassidy, University of Minnesota
 
11:50 Land Use Effects of Various Dietary Patterns
Christian Peters, Tufts University
 
12:10 pm Life-Cycle Analysis
Martin Heller, University of Michigan
 
12:30 Panel and Audience Discussion with Session 2 Speakers
 
1:00 Lunch

SESSION 3—SUSTAINABLE COMMODITY SOURCING AND THE FOOD PRICE ENVIRONMENT

2:00 Session 3 Introduction
Moderator: Deborah Atwood, AGree
 
2:05 Projected Food Prices: The Impact of Environmental Constraints
Richard Volpe, Economic Research Service
 
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18578.
2:25 The Effect of Natural Resource Scarcity on Commodity Sourcing
Barton Seaver, Harvard University
 
2:45 Can Economic Incentives Drive Environmental Sustainability and Healthier Diets: Consumer Responsiveness to Price Incentives
Parke Wilde, Tufts University
 
3:15 Panel and Audience Discussion with Session 3 Speakers
 
3:45 Break

SESSION 4—DAY 1 SUMMARY PANEL

4:00 Review and Discussion About Day 1
Moderator: Derek Yach, The Vitality Group
 
4:30 Summary of Key Ideas
Discussant: Lisa Eakman, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
 
5:00 Adjourn
 
Day 2: May 8, 2013
 
8:00 am Registration
 
8:15 Welcome and Recap of Day 1
Erik Olson, Natural Resources Defense Council

SESSION 5—OPTIONS AND APPROACHES TO ENABLE SUSTAINABLE FOOD CHOICES

8:30 Session 5 Introduction

Moderator: Gail Feenstra, University of California, Davis
 
8:35 Lessons from Across the Atlantic
Tim Lang, City University London
 
9:10 Policy Implications: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Katherine Clancy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
 
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18578.
9:35 Research Priorities
Jennifer Wilkins, Cornell University
 
10:00 Panel and Audience Discussion with Session 5 Speakers

SESSION 6—FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND SUMMARY

10:30 Session 6 Introduction
Moderator: Derek Yach, The Vitality Group
 
10:35 Behavioral Economics and Implications for the Food Environment and Choices
George Loewenstein, Carnegie Mellon University
 
11:30 Reflections and Discussion About Day 2
Discussant: Lisa Eakman, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
 
12:00 pm Adjourn
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18578.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18578.
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