UVA Sustainability and Health Symposium


Thursday, February 21, 6:15pm — 9:30pm
Newcomb Hall Theater
6:15 Welcome
Nisha Botchwey, Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning and Public Health Sciences
6:20 Environmental Sustainability and Health Policy Overview: Debunking Myths and Movie Critique
Timothy Beatley, Professor, School of Architecture
Arthur Garson, Provost, University of Virginia
7:00 Movie (Sicko+)
9:00 Audience Comments, Questions and Answers
 
Friday, February 22, 8:30am — 4:15pm
Special Collections Library
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome and Introduction
Karen Van Lengen, Dean, School of Architecture
9:05 Opening
Robert Swap, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Science
9:20 Orientation
Karen Firehock, President, Green Infrastructure Center
9:30 Global, National, Local: Health, Water Scarcity, Design and Economy
Dick Guerrant, Director, Center for Global Health, University of Virginia
Kristina Hill, Associate Professor, School of Architecture
Garrick Louis, Associate Professor, School of Engineering
10:30 Breakout Session: Global Issues
10:50 BREAK and Refreshments
11:00 Global, National, Local: Health Policy, Obesity and Design
Tanya Denckla-Cobb, Assistant Director, Institute for Environmental Negotiation
Wendi El-Amin, MD, School of Medicine
Nisha Botchwey, Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning and Public Health Sciences
11:45 Breakout Session: National Issues
12:15 Keynote Address
Bradley Perkins, MD, MBA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
1:15 Global, National, Local: Water Infrastructure, Food Access and Health Outcomes
Karen Firehock, President, Green Infrastructure Center
Anne Bedarf, EAT Local
Karen Waters, Director, Quality Community Council
Pamela Kulbok, Associate Professor, Community/Public Health Nursing
2:15 Breakout Session: Local Issues
2:45 Final Reflections
Peter Newman, Harry W. Porter Visiting Chair in Urban and Environmental Planning
3:30 Reception and Poster Contest Awards