Agenda

12:00     Welcome and Introduction, Dr Carlos Santos Burgoa, Senior Advisor and Coordinator of Occupational and Environmental Risks

12:05     Advancing the integration of Health and Sustainable Development during the World Summit, Dra. Maria Neira, Head of Environmental Health at the World Health Organization (WHO)

12:15     Health equity is a development outcome: PAHO perspectives in the sustainable development agenda, Dr Mirta Roses Periago, PAHO Director

12:30     The health agenda of Rio+20 – a country perspective, Dr Guilherme Franco Netto, Environmental Health Surveillance General Coordination

12:40     Questions and Remarks

12: 50    Comments: Dr. Luiz A. Galvão, Manager, Sustainable Development and Environmental Health, PAHO / WHO

12: 55    Closing remarks, Dr Agnes Soares, Advisor Environmental Epidemiology, SDE, PAHO/WHO

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Agenda

12:00:     Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Jon Andrus, Deputy Director, PAHO/WHO.

12:05      Moving the Agenda of the Social Determinants of Health towards Rio+20:

Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director of the Institute of Health Equity and MRC Research, Professor in Epidemiology, University College London (UCL)

12:35      The Brazilian perspective on Rio+20 and its Link to the Global SDH Conference:      

               Dr. Paulo Buss, Director Global Health Center, FIOCRUZ Brazil

12:55      Comments: Dr. Sofia-Leticia Morales, Senior Adviser and Team Coordinator for Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health PAHO/WHO

13:05      Questions & Answers

13:25      Concluding Remarks: Dr. Jose Romero Teruel, Acting Assistant Director, PAHO/WHO

Moderator: Dr. Kira Fortune, Regional Advisor, Determinants of Health, PAHO/WHO

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Agenda

12:00     Introduction:  Dr. Sofialeticia Morales, Moderator, Senior Adviser and Team Coordinator for Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health PAHO / WHO

12:05     "Sustainable Development and Health Promotion - Towards the Eighth World Conference on Health Promotion in Helsinki, June 2012"

Professor Peka Puska, Director General, National Institute of Health and Welfare of Finland (THL), and Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the VIII World Conference on Health Promotion. He was Director General of Public Health (KTL) and Director for the Prevention of Communicable Diseases of WHO.

12:20     "Health Promotion, Social Determinants, and Sustainable Development"

Professor Dr. Ilona Kickbusch Director of Global Health Program, Graduate Institute of International Studies and Development (IHEID) and Chairman, Global Health Europe is also a member of the Scientific Committee on the Preparation of the Eighth Global Conference on Health Promotion

12:40     Comments from the Moderator

12:45     Debate: Questions and Comments from participants

13:00     Closing Comments 
 

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Agenda: 23 May 2012

12:00 p.m.- Introduction:  Agnes Soares, Moderator, Regional Advisor Sustainable Development and Environmental Health PAHO/WHO

12:05 p.m.- Air Pollution, Health and Sustainable Energy considerations for Sustainable Development: Daniel S. Greenbaum, President, Health Effects Institute

12:20 p.m.- A National Perspective on intervention on Urban Air Pollution for Health in Sustainable Development in Mexico: Leonora Rojas-Bracho, Director General, Urban and Regional Contamination National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change, Mexico

12:30 p.m.- Transportation policies and air pollution: Dinesh Mohan, Volvo Chair Professor Emeritus, Transport Research and Injury Prevention Program, WHO Collaborating Centre. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

12:40 p.m.- The challenge on air pollution and sustainable development from the Ministry of Health of Chile: Victor Berrios, Chief Air Quality Surveillance Network (R.M), “Seremi de Salud R.M

12:50 p.m.- Investing for Sustainable Development: Addressing the priorities in Latin American Cities: Juan Carlos Belaustenguigoitia, World Bank’s Senior Environmental Economist

1:00 p.m.- Commentary:  Nelson Gouveia, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

1:10 p.m.- Discussion

1:30 p.m.- Adjourn

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Agenda: 16 May 2012

12:00 p.m.- Introduction:  Moderator, Carlos Samayoa, Senior Advisor and Project Coordinator Healthy Life Course, PAHO/WHO

12:05 p.m.- FAO Sustainable Crop Production Intensification: Save and Grow, Mark Davis, Senior Officer, Pesticides Management, Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP) Food and Agriculture Organization

12:15 p.m.- Agriculture Pesticides and Public Health, Catharina Wesseling, Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas (IRET), Costa Rica

12:25 p.m.- Food safety in the Americas and the Caribbean, Enrique Perez-Gutierrez, Advisor, Veterinary Public Health, PWR-Panama

12:35 p.m.- Food security and nutrition: trends in the American Region, Chessa Lutter, Senior Advisor, Food and Nutrition, PAHO/WHO

12:45 p.m.- Debate: Questions & Comments from the participants

1:00 p.m.- Closing remarks  

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Agenda: 9 May 2012

11:00 a.m.- Opening: Luiz Augusto Galvão (moderator), Area Manager, Sustainable Development and Environmental Health, Pan American Health Organization

11:05 a.m.- Overview of How Health Contributes to Advances in Sustainable Development and Economic Growth Maria Neira, Director, Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization

11:25 a.m.- There is an Investment in Health also an Investment in Development? Akiko Maeda, Sector Manager, Health, Nutrition and Population, World Bank

11:45 p.m.- Discussion (participants are encouraged to use the chat panel to send comments)

12:10 p.m.- Tracking Health-Related Goals and Indicators for Sustainable Development, John M. Balbus, Senior Advisor for Public Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

12:25 p.m.- Discussion (participants are encouraged to use the chat panel to send comments)

12:50 p.m.- Visionary Piece and Wrap-up, Frank Loy, U.S. Representative to the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

1:00 p.m.- ADJOURN

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Agenda: 2 May 2012

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and introduction: Dr. Carlos Santos-Burgoa, Senior Advisor on Environmental and Occupational Risks, PAHO/WHO

12:05 p.m.- Global Initiative of Sustainable Development Indicators and Health: Dr. Carlos Dora, Coordinator, Interventions for Healthy Environments, WHO

12:15 p.m.- Environmental Health and Inequalities: Constructing indicators for sustainable development: Dr. Guilherme Franco Netto, Director Department of Environmental Health and Workers Health, Ministry of Health, Brazil

12:25 p.m.- Healthy People 2020: Cecilia Rosales, M.D, M.S.: Arizona BHC Commission Member, University of Arizona,

12:35 p.m.- Comments: Dr. Carlos Corvalan, Senior Advisor, Risk Assessment and Global Environmental Change, PAHO/Brazil

12:45 p.m.- Questions and Answers

1:00 p.m.- Closure

Moderator: Dr. Carlos Santos-Burgoa, Senior Advisor on Environmental and Occupational Risks, PAHO/WHO

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Agenda: 25 April 2012

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Branka Legetic, Regional Advisor for NCDs. PAHO-WHO    
       
12:10 p.m.- Economic and social aspects of NCDs: Rachel Nugent, University of Washington

12:30 p.m.- Chronic Emergency: Why NCDs Matter: Irina Nikolic, World Bank

12:50 p.m.- Questions and Answers

1:00 p.m.- Closure

Moderator: Dr. Branka Legetic, Regional Advisor for NCDs. PAHO-WHO

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Agenda: 18 April 2012

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and introduction:  Dra Socorro Gross, Assistant Director, PAHO/WHO.

12:10 p.m.- Sustainable development and NCDs:  Sir George Alleyne               

12:35 p.m.- Comments:  Dr. Karen Sealey, Senior Advisor, WHO-PAHO UN office, New York

12:50 p.m.- Questions and Answers

1:00 p.m.- Closure

Moderator: PAHO/WHO

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Agenda: 11 April 2012

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and introduction: Dr. Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO/WHO

12:05 p.m.- Workers’ Health in the Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Dr. Ivan Ivanov Dimov, MD, PhD, Team Leader, Occupational Health, WHO

12:20 p.m.- Green economy in the construction sector: NIOSH experiences: Dr. Christine M. Branche, PhD, FACE Associate Principal Director and Director Office of Health and Safety in Construction, NIOSH

12:35 p.m.- Commentaries and perspectives from ILO: Dr. Valentina Forastieri, Coordinator of the Health Promotion and Training Unit, International Labor Organization (ILO)

12:45 p.m.- Questions and Answers

01:00 p.m.- Wrap-up

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Agenda: 4 April 2012

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and introduction: Gerry Eijkemans, PAHO/WHO Representative in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos

12:05 p.m.- The experience of the Caribbean in the lead up to Rio+20 and the involvement of health; Looking back and looking forward: Henriette Elizabeth Thompson, Executive Coordinator for Rio+20 Conference

12:20 p.m.- Comments
        - Patrick Martin, Chief Medical Officer, St Kitts and Nevis
        - Hugh Sealy, St George’s University
        - Rudy Cummings, Head of Health Desk, CARICOM

12:35 p.m.- Questions and Answers

01:00 p.m.- Closing remarks and conclusions

Moderator: Gerry Eijkemans, PAHO/WHO Representative in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos

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Agenda: 29 March 2012

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and introduction:  Eugênia Rodrigues, Regional Advisor, Road Safety, PAHO/WHO.

12:05 p.m.- Health Sector Contribution to Road Safety Promotion:  Philippe Lamy, PAHO/WHO Representative Mexico.

12:15 p.m.- Road Safety, Public Transportation and Health:  Andrés Villaveces, Behavioral and Social sciences Researcher, Health and Infrastructure Safety and Environment Unit. RAND Corporation.

12:25 p.m.- Transportation at a Crossroads: Intersecting with Health and Equity: Eloisa Raynault, Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager, American Public Health Association.

12:35 p.m.- Comments:  Claudia Adriazola, Public Health Partner and Manager of Transportation, EMBARQ.

12:45 p.m.- Questions and Answers

01:00 p.m.- Closure

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Agenda: 21 March 2012

12:00 p.m.- Introduction: Dr. Kira Fortune, Regional Advisor on Determinants of Health, PAHO/WHO

12:05 p.m.-  Globalization & health equity towards sustainable development:  Dr. Ronald Labonté, Canada Research Chair in Globalization & Health Equity, Institute of Population Health, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, at the University of Ottawa

12:30 p.m.-  Comments: Dr. Oscar Mujica, Regional Advisor on Social Epidemiology, PAHO/WHO

12:35 p.m.-  Comments: Dr. Isaac Cohen, President, INVERWAY LLC

12:40 p.m.-  Debate

01:00 p.m.-  Closing remarks

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Agenda: 14 March 2012

12:00 p.m.- The voices of civil society creating the healthy future we all want from Rio +20 Marijke Velzeboer-Salcedo, Gender, Diversity and Human Rights

12:10 p.m.- The voices of women in defense of the rights for health María José Araujo, Founder of the Health Network of Latin American and Caribbean Women

12:20 p.m.- The voice of the young: International Forum for Latin America towards Rio+20 Roberto Bertolino, Founder of Eco-Clubs

12:25 p.m.- Catalyzing the creative energy of young people towards sustainable development and health Luis Viguria, Director, Young America Business Trust (YABT), Organization of American States (OAS)

12:30 p.m.- The voices of the indigenous peoples Marcos Terena, Coordinación Indígena - Rio+20 - KARI-OCA II.

12:40 p.m.- Health perspective of union demands in view of Rio+20 Judith Carreras García, Program Coordinator Sustainlabour, International Labour Foundation for Sustainable Development

12:50 p.m.- Discussion: “If health is not included in the concept of sustainable development, it is not possible to reduce inequities in the future we all want

01:30 p.m.- Closure

Moderator: Marijke Velzeboer-Salcedo, Gender, Diversity and Human Rights

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Agenda: 7 March 2012

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and introduction: Dr. Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO/WHO

12:05 p.m.- Employment, working conditions and health: a global approach:  Prof. Carles Muntaner, Full Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and School of Medicine, University of Toronto; Adjunct Professor, Department of Mental Health, John Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health

12:35 p.m.- Comments: Prof. Vilma Santana, Institute of Collective Health, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.

12:45 p.m.- Questions and Answers

01:00 p.m.- Closing remarks

Moderator: Dr. Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO/WHO

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Agenda: 29 February 2012

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and introduction: Dr Agnes Soares, Regional Advisor in Environmental Epidemiology, PAHO/WHO

12:05 p.m.- Strategic guidelines of the Organization of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty for Rio+20: Ambassador Dr Mauricio Dorfler, Executive Director, ACTO

12:15 p.m.- Health and Sustainable Development in the Amazon countries: Dr Antonio Restrepo Botero, Health Coordinator, Permanent Secretariat, Organization of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty and Executive Secretary of the Pan Amazonian Science and Health  Technology & Innovation Network.

12:25 p.m.- Environmental Health Surveillance:  Dr Luis Francisco Sanchez Otero, Coordinator, Environmental Health Surveillance System Project in the Amazon Region

12:35 p.m.- Commments:  Lucimar Cosser Cannon, Advisor PAHO/WHO

Moderador: Dr Agnes Soares, Regional Advisor in Environmental Epidemiology, PAHO/WHO

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Agenda: 22 February 2012

12:00 p.m.- Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Carlos Corvalan, Senior Advisor, Risk Assessment and Global Environmental Change, PAHO/WHO

12:05 p.m.- Climate Change and Health: Key messages for Rio+20:  Dr. George Luber, CDC, USA  

12:15 p.m.- An experience of adaptation to the climate change in Bolivia: Dr. Marilyn Aparício

12:25 p.m.- The experience of Barbados in preparation to extreme events: Mr. Winfred Greaves

12:35 p.m.- Quebec climate change adaptation plan: an integrated platform for the surveillance of health-related indicators for extreme meteorological events: Dr. Pierre Gosselin, WHO-PAHO Collaborating Center on Environmental and Occupational Health Impact Assessment and Surveillance  

12:45 p.m. - 12:55 p.m.- Discussion and comments: Dr. Carlos Santos-Burgoa, Regional Advisor Sustainable Development and Environmental Health PAHO/WHO

12:55 p.m. - 01:00 p.m.- Wrap-up

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Agenda: 15 February 2012

12:00 p.m.- Welcome: Dr. Carlos Santos Burgoa, Senior Advisor, Violence, Injuries and Human Security

12:05 p.m.- Water and sanitation and agenda 21 in the Latin America and the Caribbean: the progress and the unfinished agenda,  Mrs. Ana Treasure, Regional Adviser Technical Team of Water and Sanitation (ETRAS)

12:15 p.m.- Inequity in the access to Water and Sanitation (beyond the averages), Mr. Julio Monreal

12:25 p.m.- Water and sanitation: a human right– Regional Policy Brief - Eng Paulo Teixeira, Regional Advisor on Urban Health

12:35 p.m.- The deliberative dialogue as instrument of incorporation of the public policies in water and sanitation evidence-based in the national context   Dr. Evelina Chapman.  

12:40 p.m.- Comments Dr. Agnes Soares, Adviser in Environmental Epidemiology

Moderation Q&A Dr. Carlos Santos Burgoa, Senior Advisor, Violence, Injuries and Human Security

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Agenda: 8 February 2012

-  A Global Perspective - Dr Maria Purificacion Neira, Director Protection Human Environment

-  A Regional Perspective, Dr Luis Augusto Galvao, Manager Sustainable Development and Environmental Health PAHO/WHO

-  Brasil in the Route to Rio+20 - Dr. Paulo Buss – Director Global health Center FIOCRUZ Brazil - TBC

-  PAHO/WHO  Rio+20 toolkit. Ana Lucia Ruggiero – Sandra Raiher -   Knowledge Translation Specialists PAHO/WHO

-  Comments: Dr. Carlos Santos Burgoa, Regional Advisor Sustainable Development and Environmental Health PAHO/WHO

-  Moderator: Dr. Agnes Soares, Regional Advisor Sustainable Development and Environmental Health PAHO/WHO

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