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2009

October 1, 2009
CLF Predoctoral Fellows Reception

Sept 10, 2009
Fresh: A film by Ana Sofia Joanes

Sept 9, 2009
Pesticides and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Project

July 31, 2009
Blue Gold Film Screening

April 29
Brownfields and Land Revitalization: Opportunities to Expand Sustainable Redevelopment and Improve Public Health
Speaker: Ann Carroll

April 6
Climate Change and Health
Speaker: Kris Ebi

March 20
Michael Pollan Presentation on Food Systems and Panel Discussion at the Centers for Disease Control (webcast)

March 3
9th Annual Dodge Lecture: Agriculture, Environment and Health
Speaker: Dr. Vandana Shiva
               Director and Founder of the Research 
               Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology / 
               Navdanya, New Delhi, India

February 17
Hope for a Heated Planet
Speaker: Robert K. Musil, Ph.D., M.P.H.
               Chairman of the Board, 2020 Vision:
               Environment, Energy and Security Solutions

               Scholar in Residence; Adjunct Professor
               Program in Global Environmental Politics and the   
               Nuclear Studies Institute
               School of International Service
               American University

February 7
Growing Food, Growing Faith: Creating a Vegetable Garden with your Faith Community (Baltimore Food and Faith Event)

2008

November 19
The Rebuilding Local Food Economics Tour

Oct 6, 2008
“World of Soy": Its contribution to the future of food and eating habits
Speakers: Warren Belasco, PhD, Professor, American Studies, UMBC
              Christine M. Du Bois, PhD, Research Associate, Department of    
              International Health, JHSPH
              Jane Guyer, PhD, Professor, Anthropology, JHU
              Sidney Min, PhD, William L. Straus Jr. Professor Emeritus and 
              Research Professor of Anthropology,JHU 

Connecting Health and Sustainability Seminar Series

The “Connecting Health and Sustainability” seminar series will engage public health professionals, including faculty, staff and students, on the issue of sustainability and its critical link to public health. Experts from fields including environmental justice/ community engagement, the food system, human rights/resource conflict, environmental economics, mass media and health communication will illustrate the connection between how we use and live on this planet and the resulting impact on public health and the environment. Participants will gain valuable insight into why these topics are relevant to public health professionals and how to utilize their profession to influence behavior and policy to reduce our environmental impact. Jointly sponsored by the Center for a Livable Future, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and the Program on Global Sustainability and Health

Oct 30, 2008
Environment, Conflict and Security:  From Threat to Opportunity 
Speaker:  Geoffrey D. Dabelko
               Director of the Environmental Change and Security

Oct 23, 2008
Communication and Marketing as Climate Change Intervention Assets: A Public Health Perspective 
Speaker: Edward Maibach, PhD, MPH
              Professor, Department of Communication
              Director, Center for Climate Change Communication 
              George Mason University

Oct 16, 2008
Presumed Communication Effects and Their Consequences 
Speaker: Albert C. Gunther, Professor
              Director of Graduate Studies
              Deptartment of Life Sciences Communication
              University of Wisconsin-Madison

Oct  9, 2008
The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water 
Speaker: Maude Barlow  
              Co-founder, Blue Planet Project
              National Chairperson, The Council of Canadians

Oct 1, 2008
Why Our Industrial Food System is not Sustainable
Speaker: Fred Kirschenmann
              Distinguished Fellow, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture 
              Iowa State University

Sept 25, 2008
Creating Baltimore’s Sustainability Plan 
Speakers: Sarah Zaleski, Baltimore City Office of Sustainability
               Caroline Fichtenberg, Baltimore City Health Department

limate Impacts and Cost of Inaction:  Empirical Evidence and Policy Options for the U.S.

Sept 11, 2008
Sustainable South Bronx
Speaker: Annette Williams    
              Director, B.E.S.T Program, Sustainable South Bronx

July 22, 2008
Food and Faith Project Summer Film Series

July 15, 2008
Table Matters: How Industrial Animal Farms Impact Health and the Human Environment

June 23, 2008
“The Male Predicament” — Lecture on Endocrine Disruptors by Theo Colborn, PhD, President of the Endocrine Disruption Exchange

November 3, 2007 - May 25, 2008
CLF provides assistance for "Water Exhibit" 

May 16, 2008
Bike to Work Day 

April 25, 2008
Farm to School Policy Seminar: Advocacy Strategies for Success

April 22, 2008
Earth Day

April 17, 2008
International Intensive Care: Eradicating Malnutrition with High-Dosage Human Rights Law

April 5, 2008
Caring for God's Creation: Living Our Faith
Sixth Annual Green Gathering Committee on the Environment

April 8, 2008
CLF Research Day

April 1, 2008
Journal Club: Antibiotic Resistance in Food-Borne Bacterial Contaminants in Vietnam

February 12, 2008
Mark Winne Talk and Book Signing 

January 29, 2008
CLF Journal Club
Article: Does An Organic Diet Prevent Allergies?
Dutch study examines effects of organic diet on the development of eczema and asthma in children up to two-years-old

2007 

November 29, 2007
Dodge Lecture: Protecting the Commons
Speaker: Robert Costanza, Ph.D.
              Gordon Gund Professor of Ecological Economics  
              Director, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics 
              The University of Vermont

November 19, 2007
CLF Journal Club:  Human Noroviruses in Swine and Cattle

November 15
Perspectives of Africa, 1936-2007 
Lecture by Dr. Ed Dodge

October 22
CLF Director to Keynote Iowa State University Event   

CLF Director's Radio Interview in Iowa on radio station, WOI-AM 640. Listen to Broadcast at WOI website.          

October 19
World Food Day Teleconference onClimate: Changes, Challenges and Consequences                      

October 18
CLF Journal Club: Discussion on environmental impacts of a beef cow–calf system
The article for this month is by Ogino A, Orito H, Kazuhiro S and Hirooka H, "Evaluating, environmental impacts of the Japanese beef cow–calf system by the life cycle assessment method" Animal Science Journal. Aug. 2007, 424–432. Also, read an article about it from The New Scientist(which cites some figures that are not in the original, but are calculated based on it).

October 12, 2007
“What We Eat, Where It Comes From, Where It Goes, & Opportunities for Renewal” : A presentation on the food system by Center for a Livable Future Research Director Roni Neff, PhD SM.

October 1
"Eating as a Moral Act" - Seminar by Brother David Andrews

September 30
CLF to Participate in “Green” Forum
Sustainability experts from the Johns Hopkins University and the Center for a Livable Future will participate in a forum, “Jewish Sustainable Living,” in Baltimore. Shawn McKenzie, assistant director, and Anne Palmer, program director, Center for a Livable Future, will give a presentation, “Farm to Fork: How our Food Choices Affect the Environment.” Davis Bookhart, chair, Johns Hopkins University Sustainability Committee and manager of Energy Management and Environmental Stewardship, will also address the day-long forum with a presentation, “You Look Good in Green: How to Make Your Homes and Buildings ‘Green.’”

September 26
“Food Fight 2007: Why the Farm Bill Matters” -Lecture and book signing by Dan Imhoff
Come and hear noted author Dan Imhoff, talk about the 2007 Farm Bill and his book, Food Fight: The Citizen’s Guide to a Food and Farm Bill—an engaging, fact-filled look at this legislation. A researcher, author, independent publisher, and homestead farmer, Imhoff has concentrated for nearly 20 years on issues related to farming, the environment, and design. 

July 9
Wayne Roberts
Panel Discussion: Alternatives To Our Current Food System . 
Learn about Toronto’s partnership with business and community groups to develop policies and promote food safety from Wayne Roberts, Coordinator of the Toronto Food Policy Council, and Lori Stahlbrand, President and Founder of Toronto’s Local Flavor Plus, a non-profit organization that brings farmers and consumers to the table to share in the benefits of environmentally and socially responsible food production.

Toronto has long been at the forefront of public health initiatives and food security research. Toronto was one of the originators of, and among the first world cities to sign onto, the United Nations' Healthy Cities movement. In 1991, in the absence of federal and provincial leadership on food security, the City created the Toronto Food Policy Council (TFPC).

May 18
Bike to Work Day, Baltimore, MD.
The 5th annual Bike to Work Day, sponsored by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, will be celebrated in the Baltimore region and across the nation on Friday May 18, 2007. Bike to Work Day promotes a “clean commute” and kicks off Clean Commute Month in the Baltimore region. May is the beginning of the ground-level ozone season, when we hear about Code Red and Orange Ozone Action Days. On those days, the air is dangerous to breathe – especially for the young and for the elderly. Single occupancy vehicles produce 20% of the dangerous ozone-emission pollution in the Baltimore area. Bike commuting can improve the air we breathe. The Center for a Livable Future will lead a group ride from Homewood Campus to East Baltimore. For more information or to sign up contact CLF at clf@jhsph.edu or 410-502-7578

May 5 – 11
Baltimore Green Week
Baltimore Green Week is a week-long citywide program comprising community events, hands-on activities, forums, and lectures throughout the city, including Baltimore’s premier green event - EcoFestival. Each event provides information about how a sustainable lifestyle benefits our community and us. Weekly events will focus on topics surrounding food, green building, climate change and public health.

April 6
SYMPOSIUM: The Heat Is Rising: What You Need to Know About Climate Change and Public Health
The goal of this symposium is to raise awareness of the relationships between climate change and health and the science supporting those relationships. A range of solutions from individual behavior change to regional and global policies to stabilize the climate will be presented. The keynote will be provided by James E. Hansen, PhD, Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Co-hosted by the Center for Public Health Preparedness, The Center for a Livable Future and the NIEHS Center for Urban Environmental Health.

March 16 -19
CONFERENCE: 3^rd National Farm to Cafeteria and Food Policy Conference: From Cafeterias to Capitol Hill: growing Healthy Kids, Farms & Communities
The conference will bring together leaders from across the nation who seek alternatives to the traditional food system - from the inclusion of farm fresh products in institutional meals to federal policy that supports family farms and encourages good nutrition for everyone. This gathering will showcase innovative farm to cafeteria projects being undertaken at schools and colleges across the country, as well as the policy opportunities and barriers that affect their ability to succeed. Skill building workshops on lobbying and policy communication will prepare attendees for the final day, at which they will have the opportunity to use what they have learned at the conference when meeting with their elected representatives in Washington.

CLF FILM SERIES : Who Killed the Electric Car?
It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built.  It ran
on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to
the forefront of the automotive industry.  The lucky few who drove it never
wanted to give it up.  So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1
electric vehicles in the Arizona desert?  Who Killed the Electric Car?
Chronicles the life and mysterious death of the GM EV1, examining its
cultural and economic ripple effects and how they reverberated through the
halls of government and big business.
Directed by Chris Paine

Healthy Food in Health Care
Center for a Livable Future in association with Health Care Without Harm and Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment held a roundtable discussion on Healthy Foods in Healthcare on January 19.  Twenty-nine attendees from 21 area hospitals learned about the latest trends in healthy, sustainable foods in health care and about the national & local initiatives to support hospitals in providing these foods to patients, staff & visitors. (Presentation summaries)

2006

The 10^th Anniversary of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
A scientific symposium: CHARTING A COURSE TO SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SERVICE (Program, speaker biographies, presentation summaries, and audio files)

CLF FILM SERIES: Broken Limbs
Apples, Agriculture, and the New American Farmer
Wenatchee, Washington, "Apple Capital of the World." This pastoral Valley in the heart of the Pacific Northwest prospered for nearly a century as home to the famed Washington apple. But the good times have vanished. Apple orchardists by the thousands are going out of business and thousands more await the dreaded letter from the bank announcing the end of their livelihoods and a uniquely American way of life. Produced by Jamie Howell and Guy Evans

November 8
APHA: Scientific Panel – IAP and Human Rights
The five part panel entitled “Right to health: The challenge of industrial animal production” included presentations on an overview of human rights and industrial animal production, the rights of current and future generations to an un-degraded environment, the rights of workers and communities, the rights of consumers to safe and nutritious food and the right to food: eating as a moral act. Panel presenters were Robert S. Lawrence, Polly Walker, Shawn McKenzie, Carole Morison, Wenonah Hauter and Brother David Andrews.

HBS/CLF SEMINAR SERIES: Eating, Behavior Change & Obesity
CLF and the Health Behavior and Society department at the JH School of Public Health hosted a seminar series on the social and behavioral aspects of childhood obesity and nutrition that featured renowned researchers from around the country.  The series ran from October 26, 2006 – January 19, 2007 and featured research on the school environment, the built environment, policymaking, and ethnic and cultural contexts. A white paper is being written to share key recommendations for obesity research and to spotlight the perspectives of leading investigators in the field.  List of speakers:  David Wallinga, Leslie Lytle, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Benjamin Caballero, Lara Trifiletti, Youfa Wang, Janice Bowie, Margarita Treuth and Felicity Northcott.

October 16
23rd Annual World Food Day Teleconference
POWER OF THE PEOPLE: Bottom-up Solutions to Hunger
This year’s World Food Day Teleconference examined the unique and potentially powerful role played by the hundreds of grassroots’ based movements working for a world free of hunger.  Three international leaders with hands on experience and knowledge about these “home grown” endeavors shared information about these global citizen activists:  Dr. Makanjuola Olaseinde Arigbede of Nigeria, a full time development activist who trained as a doctor of medicine; Eva Clayton former congresswoman from North Carolina who has just retired as Associate Director-General and director of the International Alliance Against Hunger for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN; and Dr. Deepa Narayan, of India, who is senior adviser in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management of the World Bank, and author and team leader of the Voices of the Poor initiative.
Sponsored by US National Committee for World Food Day

Anna Lappe´
FOOD POLITICS: Eat Grub! Putting Justice on Your Plate
How has the food industry shaped our understanding of diet, health, and organic and sustainable farming? How does our diet affect our health and the health of our environment and how can we each play a role in transforming the world.
Lappe's latest book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen will be on sale after the lecture and the author will be available to sign books. Refreshments will be served.

September 12
CLF FILM SERIES
Co-sponsored with the JHSPH Environmental Stewardship Committee
An Inconvenient Truth
This documentary is part of Al Gore’s campaign to make the issue of global warming a universally recognized problem. Intertwining simple but harrowing statistics with personal reflections, Gore explains that we have the tools and methods at hand to reverse the damage we’ve done and that the economic consequences of tackling these problems will be positive rather than negative. . (Recently published article in Environmental Health Perspectives by JHSPH faculty on Global Environmental Change)


June 21
CONFRONTING FACTORY FARMS:
Insights from the Trenches
A panel presentation with members of the Global Resource Action Center for the Environment’s (GRACE) Factory Farm Project Team. Team members include farmers, ranchers, and economists from across North America who work with rural communities, family ranchers and farmers to oppose industrial animal production and defend the health and well-being of communities.  ()

May 2
CONFERENCE UNDERUTILIZED PLANTS: Their Role in Preventive Medicine, Nutrition, and Sustainability
Public health professionals working in some of the most economically challenged areas of the world are also in proximity to a large array of underutilized plants.  Traditional knowledge of their medicinal and nutritional uses is being lost at an alarming rate. This loss is accompanied by disappearance of the plant species themselves and of the ecosystems they support. This symposium increases awareness by highlighting some of these underutilized plant resources and their benefits to local populations. Health professionals, plant researchers and others  attended.(Program, speaker biographies, presentation summaries, and audio files)

April 25
7th Annual Edward and Nancy Dodge Lecture
Fred L. Kirschenmann, PhD
Distinguished Fellow at the Aldo Leopold Center, Iowa State University
Professor of Religion and Philosophy: North Dakota rancher
The Farm/Food/Health Connection
Our “mechanized world view has led to the evolution of food and farming systems based on the principles of specialization, simplification and concentration. This industrial paradigm has now left us with a series of health problems that are all inter-connected---the health of our soil, our farms, our environment, our diets, and our own health.” Fred Kirschenmann --- farmer, philosopher, and long-time leader in sustainable agriculture --- will “make a modest attempt at re-connecting the dots and making a case for a new world view based on Aldo Leopold's concept of an ‘ecological conscience’.”  (Summary, speaker biography, and audio file of lecture)

April 7
SPECIAL LECTURE
T. Colin Campbell, PhD
Jacob Gould Shurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry
Cornell University College of Human Ecology
Understanding Nutrition is a Matter of Life and Death
Dr. Campbell discussed his book The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health.
Dietary Fat, Breast Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: What is the Hypothesis? A discussion with Dr. Campbell about the study design and findings from the Women's Health Initiative and the Nurses Health Study.
(Summary, speaker biography, & audio file of lecture)


March 1
SPECIAL LECTURE
Ben Caballero, MD, PhD
THE NUTRITION TRANSITION IN CHINA: Risk Factors for Obesity and
Diabetes in Urban and Rural Populations
The presentation will highlight the results of a multi-year pilot study funded by the Center for a Livable Future exploring the impact of dietary changes on risk for cardiovascular disease in China. (Summary & speaker biography)


February 2
OPEN HOUSE
Opportunity for students and other to meet CLF staff, Board members and affiliated faculty.

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