SCHEDULE
Below is the high-level schedule for the core conference program of the 4th Planetary Health Annual Meeting. There are four main groups of sessions: Launch Day (Pre-Conference), Main Program (Keynote, Panels, Interviews, Lightning Talks), Side Events, and Festival Events. All events are virtual, free, and can be accessed through the virtual conference platform, which contains more complete event details and join links.
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Sunday, April 25th
PRE-CONFERENCE: MEMBER NETWORKING DAY
Objective: Planetary Health Alliance community and program building
PHA Membership Meeting
11:00am -
1:00pm BRT
Membership meeting for Planetary Health Alliance members to share accomplishments, lessons learned, and important strategies as an Alliance. Celebrating the official re-launch of PHA Regional Hubs and the Planetary Health Online Community on Hylo. Please note - this meeting is open to PHA members only, and is closed to the general public.
PHA Regional Hubs 2.0 Introduction & Launch
1:30pm -
3:00pm BRT
This side event serves as the launch of the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA) Regional Hubs 2.0 program. For almost two years, planetary health regional hubs have emerged organically to act as a bridge to connect regional activities to the global planetary health community. The PHA, in partnership with these grassroots hubs and Alliance members, has worked on developing an updated PHA Regional Hub program to increase capacity for intra and inter-regional collaboration among the planetary health community. During this session participants will learn about the process of developing this regional hub program, receive an overview of the hub structure, and hear from regional hub leaders. Participants will then have the opportunity for an informal meet and greet session within their respective hubs, and wrap up the event with inter-hub networking breakout rooms. This will be the first step in an ongoing effort to grow the PHA Regional Hub program worldwide.
Clinicians for Planetary Health - Trusted Voices, Trusted Message
3:30pm -
5:00pm BRT
The rapid disruption of Earth’s natural systems is threatening the health of humans today. The COVID-19 pandemic is an obvious example of the global health impact when we ignore the damage to the planet’s life support systems caused by humans. A sustainable and survivable future will require a Great Transition in both individual and communal human behaviors. As the most trusted professions, health care professionals must lead this transition, beginning with the health care system itself. Clinicians for Planetary Health (C4PH) is an emerging global network of health care and wellness professionals. The goal for this satellite session is to attract new members and foster current relationships to lay the groundwork for global collaboration for planetary health. Ultimately, we want to activate members to begin to transform their own health care and wellness professions based on planetary health science and best practices. In this workshop attendees will explore the role of trusted thought leadership and how the public’s trust can be leveraged to promote transformation of human behaviors to improve not only human health but the health of the planet. The workshop will include:
• The evidence behind health care providers as a trusted source
• Drawdown and emphasis on scaling solutions through trusted sources • The Great Transition and an opportunity to transform health care
• Introduction of patient facing materials in the Planetary Health “seed box”
• Tailoring conversations and materials for different ages, education, languages, geographies
• Regional Hub involvement in patient education
• Audience participation (Breakout rooms) • Next steps for C4PH.
Hylo Side Session
5:30pm -
7:00pm BRT
Terran Collective will share more about their community of care and practice building systems and tools for a regenerative future. They are also stewards of Hylo, the coordination platform for a thriving planet, which PHA is using to bridge the diverse communities and spark sustainable collaboration in the transdisciplinary field of planetary health. We'll give a tour of Hylo and highlight ways to stay engaged with PHA during and after PHAM. There will be time for interactive discussion and Q&A.
Opening Ceremony
10:45am -
11:40am BRT
Opening ceremony to inaugurate Planetary Health Week, the 4th Annual Planetary Health Annual Meeting, and to honor our community, ancestors, and land.
More details to come.
Keynote: Towards the Great Transition: a value-driven approach
12:00pm -
12:50pm BRT
Values, including ethics, social justice, equity, and freedom, area fundamental pillar of PH. Values provide the necessary basis for achieving the Great Transition. Dr. Kimmerer will share an important perspective on the wisdom of both Indigenous and scientific knowledge for achieving our shared goals.
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Panel: The change we need must be based on shared values
1:00pm -
2:00pm BRT
As a follow up from the keynote speech, this panel will bring additional perspectives on the importance of values as a foundation to build a better world. What unifying values are cross-cultural?
Speakers:
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Panelist: Jerá Poty Guarani
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Panelist: Nainoa Thompson
Interview: What does it mean to be happy in the 21st century?
2:10pm -
2:50pm BRT
This interview will highlight how we might shift stories we tell ourselves about what makes us happy. How do we decouple excessive consumption and unnecessary growth from what we think makes us happy? Can happiness be part of our aim as a society? Are other development paradigms possible?
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Closing Ceremonies
2:50pm - 3pm BRT
We will come together to reflect on the key takeaways from the day's events, linking them to the overarching narrative of bridging communities to promote planetary health.
Science Lightning Talk: Mental health
3:10pm - 3:50pm BRT
Selected researchers from the pool of accepted abstracts will give a scientific lightning talk based on their submitted poster. The following abstracts have been accepted to be featured during this session:
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Changing worlds: Young people’s psychological responses to climate change during COVID-19 and the impact on mental health. Ans Vercammen
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Nurturing health across social-ecological scales: Investigating how therapeutic gardening, care farming, and the soil health movement can improve human and planetary health. Katharine Zywert
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Social Resilience and Climate Change: Findings from Community Listening Sessions. Emily York
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Catch the sun coming up, wave it off as it goes down’: A qualitative exploration of later life therapeutic landscapes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Viveka Guzman
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The role of nature and the built environment for health and well-being during COVID-19: A mixed-methods analysis from the GreenCOVID study. Dr. Ronan Foley
Monday, April 26th
DAY 1: FOUNDATIONAL VALUES FOR PLANETARY HEALTH
Objective: Bridging communities to promote planetary health
Tuesday, April 27th
DAY 2: KNOWLEDGE FOR PLANETARY HEALTH
Objective: Fostering science, technology, and education for planetary health
Poster Session 1
9:40am -
10:40am BRT
For more information on the posters that will be displayed in this session, please see the complete list on our Abstract page.
Panel: Planetary Health, Transdisciplinarity and Academic Careers: new structures for a new science and education
11:10am -
12:10pm BRT
When academic institutions incorporate and promote planetary health, it requires building bridges among many communities, disciplines, countries, cultures, generations, societal sectors and actors. How are academic institutions approaching this? Are there new career opportunities and incentives to conduct transdisciplinary research?
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Opening Remarks
11:00am -
11:10am BRT
Gathering to celebrate the second day of Planetary Health Week, the 4th Annual Planetary Health Annual Meeting, and to honor our community, ancestors, and land.
More details to come.
Panel: How to promote planetary health science and education: a funder's perspective
12:20pm -
1:20pm BRT
This panel explores how funding and evaluation mechanisms stimulate and promote planetary health, given that it is strongly transdisciplinary, and that its implementation requires understanding and acceptance among many communities, stakeholders, disciplines, countries, cultures, and generations. Are current funding schemes adequate? How do we value impacts at all levels, beyond just academic ones? How does planetary health become an element of funding priorities?
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Interview: Tools for planetary health education
1:30pm -
2:20pm BRT
This interview will reveal how planetary health education is being developed and promoted at different academic levels. Speakers will explain current examples, as well as share steps for planetary health education to become mainstream.
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Science Lightning Talk: Food & Nutrition
2:40pm - 3:20pm BRT
Selected researchers from the pool of accepted abstracts will give a scientific lightning talk based on their submitted poster.
The following abstracts have been accepted to be featured during this session:
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Qualitative Analysis of Action Plans submitted in the Brazilian MOOC on Planetary Health. Anna Claudia Dilda
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Climate change, hunger and rural health through the lens of farming styles: an agent-based model to assess the potential role of peasant farming. Simon Lloyd
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How much can food waste reduction in each country contribute towards global nutritional and environmental sustainability? Canxi Chen
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The role of local government authorities in facilitating the uptake of healthy and environmentally sustainable diets: A scoping review. Liza Barbour
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Pathways to "5-a-day": modelling the health impacts and environmental impacts of meeting the target for fruit and vegetable intake in the UK. Rosemary Green
Closing Remarks
2:20pm - 2:30pm BRT
We will come together to reflect on the key takeaways from the day's events, linking them to the overarching narrative of fostering science, technology, and education for planetary health.
Wednesday, April 28th
DAY 3: RECONSTRUCTING ECONOMIES FOR PRESENT & FUTURE GENERATIONS
Objective: Understanding how planetary health economies can flourish
in the 21st century
Opening Remarks
Poster Session 2
9:40am -
10:40am BRT
For more information on the posters that will be displayed in this session, please see the complete list on our Abstract page.
Gathering to celebrate the third day of Planetary Health Week, the 4th Annual Planetary Health Annual Meeting, and to honor our community, ancestors, and land.
More details to come.
Panel: New businesses for a new society
11:00am -
11:10am BRT
In different segments and geographies new businesses are creating products, services and solutions that embed planetary health ideas and principles. In this panel we will see concrete examples of their motivations, challenges, and lessons learned to inspire others.
Speakers:
11:10am -
12:10pm BRT
Panel: The role of businesses in leading the protein revolution
This panel will be an engaging conversation with business leaders focused on the global protein revolution, exploring the potential of plant-based proteins to address environment, health, and equity issues around the world, and the potential for private sector companies to play a transformational role in creating rapid, structural change at scale.
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Moderator: Diane Holdorf
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Panelist: Ethan Brown
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Panelist: Bruce Friedrich
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Panelist: Thomas Jonas
12:20pm -
1:10pm BRT
Interview: Valuing and measuring economic success: what is next?
1:20pm -
2:00pm BRT
In order for a new economic paradigm to thrive, we may need to measure economic growth and success in a different manner. In this session our interviewees provide new perspectives based on their experience.
Participants:
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Interviewer: Jonathan Rose
Closing Remarks
2:00pm - 2:10pm BRT
We will come together to reflect on the key takeaways from the day's events, linking them to our understanding of how planetary health based economies can flourish in the 21st century.
Science Lightning Talk: Non-communicable Disease
2:20pm - 3:00pm BRT
Selected researchers from the pool of accepted abstracts will give a scientific lightning talk based on their submitted poster.
The following abstracts have been accepted to be featured during this session:
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Urban Air Pollution and Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in South Asia: Call for action on social determinants. Nilanjan Bhor
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Relationship between ambient PM2·5 and under- five, infant, and child mortality in Latin America: evidence from 337 cities. Ana Ortigoza
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Health Benefits of Electrifying Chicago’s Municipal Vehicle Fleet. Anastasia Montgomery
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Impact of Drought and Airborne Pollutants on Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Visits in Imperial County, California, USA. Aubrey Doede
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Air Pollution from Extreme Wildfire Events in California. Miriam Marlier
Thursday, April 29th
DAY 4: GOVERNANCE & COOPERATION
Objective: Applying the planetary health framework to reinvigorate
national & multilateral cooperation
Opening Remarks
11:00am -
11:10am BRT
Gathering to celebrate the fourth day of Planetary Health Week, the 4th Annual Planetary Health Annual Meeting, and to honor our community, ancestors, and land.
More details to come.
Panel: Planetary health diplomacy: saving multilateralism to save ourselves
11:10am -
12:10pm BRT
In a world where governments and countries have been swinging between nationalism and multilateralism, panel speakers will bring their perspective on how multilateral governance needs to be reshaped and strengthened for our society and the planet to thrive.
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Panelist: Sandrine Dixson-Declève
Poster Session 3
9:40am -
10:40am BRT
For more information on the posters that will be displayed in this session, please see the complete list on our Abstract page.
Panel: From theory to practice: how to implement PH solutions on the ground
12:20pm -
1:20pm BRT
There is room for hope! Panelists will share inspiring examples of the implementation of planetary health solutions in different parts of the world.
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Interview: Leadership and PH lens in governance and policy
1:30pm -
2:10pm BRT
We need our voices to be heard at all levels. Interviewees will discuss the challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned when running for public office on a planetary health platform.
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Closing Remarks
2:10pm - 2:20pm BRT
We will come together to reflect on the key takeaways from the day's events, linking them to the application of a planetary health framework that may reinvigorate national and multilateral cooperation.
Science Lightning Talk: Infectious Disease
2:30pm - 3:10pm BRT
Selected researchers from the pool of accepted abstracts will give a scientific lightning talk based on their submitted poster.
The following abstracts have been accepted to be featured during this session:
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Toward Using Climate to Increase Lead-Time of a Malaria Early Warning System in Mozambique. Ryan Harp
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Exposure, hazard and vulnerability all contribute to Schistosoma haematobium re-infection in northern Senegal. Andrea Lund
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The impact of environmental degradation and land use change on malaria re-emergence in Southern Venezuela. Isabel Fletcher
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Exploring the impact of climate change, connectivity, and socio-economic factors on the expansion of dengue fever in 21st century Brazil. Sophie Lee
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Disentangling the impact of weather conditions on COVID-19 transmission dynamics: A systematic review. Rosa von Borries
Friday, April 30th
DAY 5: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS & SOCIAL CHANGE
Objective: Civil society and movement building
Opening Remarks
11:00am -
11:10am BRT
Gathering to celebrate the fifth day of Planetary Health Week, the 4th Annual Planetary Health Annual Meeting, and to honor our community, ancestors, and land. Presenting our co-created vision for the future in what will be proclaimed as the São Paulo Declaration on Planetary Health.
More details to come.
Panel: Civil society taking the lead
11:10am -
12:10pm BRT
In this dynamic panel of activists and movement builders, speakers will bring a perspective on how civil society can center human values and knowledge in the transition for a more sustainable future.
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Panel: Activating the mainstream: Our urgent planetary health mission to protect the future
12:20pm -
1:20pm BRT
This closing panel of the conference will be a lively discussion highlighting key topics and conversations from the preceding days. We will focus on strategies to engage influential mainstream support for the "Great Transition," to address Planetary Health issues and ensure a world where all people thrive for generations to come. .
Speakers:
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Moderator: Sarah Finnie Robinson
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Panelist: Herton Escobar
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Panelist: Justin Worland
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Panelist: Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Closing Ceremony
1:50pm -
2:00pm BRT
Celebrating the end of Planetary Health Week and the 4th Annual Planetary Health Meeting. Remarks with networking and celebration to follow.
More details to come.
Science Lightning Talk: Displacement and Conflict
2:10 - 2:50pm BRT
Selected researchers from the pool of accepted abstracts will give a scientific lightning talk based on their submitted poster. The following abstracts have been accepted to be featured during this session:
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Water–Food–Energy Nexus Effects on Farmers Health of the Southwest Coastal Agricultural Systems in Bangladesh. Byomkesh Talukder
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Health Risks in Our Environment: Urban Slum Youth’ Perspectives Using Photovoice in Kampala, Uganda. Charles Ssemugabo
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Climate Change, Land Degradation and Planetary Health: A Systematic Literature Review. Nilanjana Ganguli
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Women and environmental health in Peru: A qualitative study of perceptions, priorities and project delivery problems across three key sectors. Laura J Brown
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Improving Well-being by Integrating Health and Conservation. Cheryl Margoluis
Vision: São Paulo Declaration on Planetary Health
1:30pm -
1:50pm BRT
Gathering to celebrate the fifth day of Planetary Health Week, the 4th Annual Planetary Health Annual Meeting, and to honor our community, ancestors, and land. Launching our co-created vision for the future in what will be proclaimed as the São Paulo Declaration on Planetary Health.
More details to come.
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