2022 Planetary Health Annual Meeting:
Schedule
Below is the high-level schedule for the core conference program of the 5th Planetary Health Hybrid Annual Meeting. There are four main groups of sessions: Launch Day (Pre-Conference), Main Program (Keynote, Panels, Interviews, Lightning Talks), and Side Events.
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Monday, October 31st
PRE-CONFERENCE: MEMBER NETWORKING DAY
Side Sessions As Requested; Not Specifically Programmed
9:00 - 12:30 PM EST
Satellite sessions will be selected from PHA Community Submissions. Times of presentations are being finalized. In the meantime, to see selected presenters please visit the PHAM 2022 abstract page.
PHA Membership Meeting
1:00-3:00
PM EST
Membership meeting for Planetary Health Alliance members to share accomplishments, lessons learned, and discuss the strategic direction of the Alliance. Please note: this meeting will be open to PHA members only and closed to the general public.
Break and Early Registration
3:00-3:30
PM EST
Early Registration
12:30 - 1:00 PM EST
In-person registration will be held out of the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center. This is where attendees will be able to pick up their materials, familiarize themselves with the space, and engage directly with the PHA team.
In-person registration will be held out of the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center. This is where attendees will be able to pick up their materials, familiarize themselves with the space, and engage directly with the PHA team.
Side Sessions As Requested; Not Specifically Programmed
3:30 - 5:00
PM EST
Satellite sessions will be selected from PHA Community Submissions. The deadline to submit an abstract for a satellite session is July 15, 2022. Interested parties should learn more on the PHAM 2022 abstract page.
Opening Gathering And Social Event
New England Aquarium
6:15 - 8:30
PM EST
To celebrate the opening of the 2022 PHAM, we will convene at the New England Aquarium for drinks, refreshments, and an opportunity to come together in community. This event is optional.
Opening Remarks
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
Lightning Rounds
Health Fields and Global Environmental Change
2:15 - 2:45 PM EST
This session will feature a selection of short, 3-5 minute talks featuring experts on health and global environmental change.
Lightning Talks:
2:20 PM: Exploring the needs, barriers, and priorities to protect the mental health and improve the wellbeing of Peruvian women facing climate change impacts: a qualitative study.
Elaine C. Flores (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
2:25 PM: Does living near blue space modify the impact of socio-economic deprivation on mental health in urban areas? A population-based retrospective study.
Michail Georgiou (Glasgow Caledonian University)
2:30 PM: The lost opportunity from insufficient pollinators for global food supplies and human health.
Matthew Smith (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
2:35 PM: Biodiversity and public policies purchases in Brazil – The case of School Feeding Program.
Semíramis Martins Álvares Domene (Federal University of São Paulo)
2:40 PM: Residential green space and waist circumference impact telomere attrition in childhood.
Thaïs De Ruyter (Ghent University)
Wednesday, April 28th
DAY 3: RECONSTRUCTING ECONOMIES FOR PRESENT & FUTURE GENERATIONS
Objective: Understanding how planetary health economies can flourish
in the 21st century
Wednesday, November 2nd
PRE-CONFERENCE: MEMBER NETWORKING DAY
Objective: Planetary Health Alliance community and program building
Satellites As Requested; Not Specifically Programmed
9AM - 12:30 PM EST
Session description TBD.
This interview will feature a discussion on the state of natural systems, the on-going efforts that are accelerating progress toward reversing environmental degradation and sharing a vision of a thriving world for all people and the planet.
Interviewer: Diego Arguedas Ortiz
Interviewees: Sione Tu'itahi
Inger Anderson
Plenary - Updates From The Field: Snapshots of Global Environmental Change
9:00 - 10:00 AM EST
This session will lay the groundwork to understand what the state of the planet’s natural systems are today. Panelists will update the audience about the latest research in global environmental change related to oceans, biodiversity, global pollution, land use change and climate change, as well as overviews of the current global efforts to address these challenges.
Moderator: Kelly Meza Prado
Panelists: Mohamed Bakarr
Silia Watt-Cloutier
Interview - Reflections on the State of Natural Systems
10:05 - 10:35 AM EST
PHA Welcome (Harvard Dignitary)
Day 2 will open with welcoming remarks from a representatives of the Harvard and Planetary Health community.
Speakers: TBD
8:30 - 8:50
AM EST
Plenary - Updates from the Field: Recent Insights into Health Effects of Global Environmental Change
11:15 - 12:15 PM EST
This panel session will provide the latest updates on the impacts of changing natural systems on human health, including mental health, non-communicable disease, infectious disease, nutrition as well as displacement and conflict. Panelists will also discuss the current global efforts to address these challenges.
Moderator: Caro Park
Panelists: Raina Plowright
Interview - Perspectives on the Field of Planetary Health
12:20 - 12:50 PM EST
This interview will explore the state of global health from both Indigenous world views and multilateral perspectives, using planetary health principles as a framework for discussion. The speakers will highlight strategies for achieving The Great Transition, a way of living that respects all life on Earth.
Interviewer: Louise Ivers
Interviewees: Mandeep Dhaliwal
Tuesday, November 1st
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
These breakout sessions will be themed around the top themes of submitted abstracts sent in from the Planetary Health community. Opportunities for both in-person and virtual engagement will be available. More information on thematic selection to come!
3:55 - 5:40 PM EST
Lightning Rounds Discussion
Due to the high speed nature of lightning talks, there is not much time to debrief and discuss the content. To accommodate, we have designated this time to meet in small groups to discuss the previous lightning talks.
2:50 - 3:20 PM EST
Posters Reception & Social Hour
5:45 - 7:00 PM EST
Session Description TBD
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
Wednesday, November 2nd
Opening Remarks
Keynote
An energizing keynote speaker, focused on movement building, policy, and transformative change.
Keynote: Hindou Ibrahim
9:00 - 9:25 AM EST
Regionalizing Planetary Health: Case Studies from the Field
Experts in building regional networks for Planetary Health action across the globe will come together in this panel to discuss how their group got started, the connections they have built, the state of their community, their needs and future directions, as well as how you can get involved.
Moderator: Courtney Howard
Panelists: Melvine Anyango
9:35 - 10:35 AM EST
Planetary Health as a Catalyst for Change
8:30 - 8:50 AM EST
Day 3 will open with welcoming remarks from a representative of the PHA community.
This panel will bring together experts to discuss today’s policy landscape, focusing on how Planetary Health is being operationalized with respect to policy discussions and implementations. The moderator and panelists will explore Planetary Health as a powerful unifying framework to address global challenges and devise a path forward to a more just and equitable society.
Moderator: Iris Blom
Panelists: Jemilah Mehmood
11:10 - 11:55 AM EST
Lightning Rounds
This session will feature a selection of short, 3-5 minute talks featuring experts on health and global environmental change.
Lightning Talks:
12:00 PM: A critical ecosystems and intersectional approach to understanding farmer mental health: A mixed-methods study.
Fiona Doherty (The Ohio State University, College of Social Work)
12:05 PM: Young people’s mental health in a changing climate.
Hasini Gunasiri (Deakin University)
12:10 PM: Spatiotemporal variation and environmental sensitivity of childhood enteric pathogen infection risk: A Planetary Health approach to predictive modeling and risk mapping.
Josh Colston (University of Virginia, School of Medicine)
12:15 PM: Integration of medical service provision and nature conservation worldwide 1980-2022: Collaborative evidence mapping of 43 projects across 22 countries.
Jo Middleton (Brighton and Sussex Medical School)
12:20 PM: Building blocks of positive community health: The contribution of Kenyan communities.
Claudia Robbiati (STEMA)
12:25 PM: HEAL: Australian research network in human health and environmental change.
Sotiris Vardoulakis (Australian National University)
12:00 - 12:30 PM EST
Lightning Rounds Discussion
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
These breakout sessions will be themed around the top themes of submitted abstracts sent in from the Planetary Health community. Opportunities for both in-person and virtual engagement will be available. More information on thematic selection to come!
2:20 - 3:35 PM EST
Building a Planetary Health Movement
Due to the high speed nature of lightning talks, there is not much time to debrief and discuss the content. To accommodate, we have designated this time to meet in small groups to discuss the previous lightning talks.
12:35 - 1:05 PM EST
This session will showcase several examples of the Planetary Health movement that are related to building community and taking action toward The Great Transition. Panelists will come together to discuss how movements are built and the progress that’s been made, as well as sharing ideas on how to create transformational change.
Moderator: Hahrie Han
Panelists: Anjali Narayanan
4:15 - 5:15 PM EST
Keynote
Closing Remarks
5:55 - 6:25 PM EST
This Keynote will feature a prominent speaker from within the Planetary Health space. Further information TBD upon official speaker selection.
Keynote: Martin Herrmann
Closing Reception
We will celebrate the culmination of the Planetary Health Annual Meeting by coming together in community for drinks and refreshments at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center.
6:30 - 8:00 PM EST
5:20 - 5:50 PM EST
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.
Speakers: TBD
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