Including Health in Global Frameworks for Development, Wealth, and Climate Change: Workshop Summary (2014)
Chapter: Appendix A: Webinar Agendas
WEBINAR #1 AGENDA
Health in the Context of Sustainable Economic Frameworks
May 23, 2013
2:30 pm–4:00 pm EDT
This webinar series is organized with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Pan American Health Organization.
Webinar Goals and Objectives
• Provide an overview of current work under way focusing on gross domestic product (GDP) and the “beyond GDP” initiative.
• Discuss novel economic frameworks that include health capital in the assessment, including measures of both mental and physical well-being as well as the human health impact of exposures and risks.
• Identify opportunities for further engagement with the various “beyond GDP” efforts.
Opening
John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. (Moderator)
Senior Advisor for Public Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Going Beyond GDP: Opportunities and Challenges
Kevin J. Mumford, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
Purdue University
Inclusive Wealth: Incorporation of Health Information
Anantha Kumar Duraiappah, Ph.D.
Executive Director
International Human Dimensions Programme
United Nations University
Happiness and Public Policy
Richard Easterlin, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Southern California
Synthesis and Response
R. David Simpson, Ph.D.
Director
Ecosystem Economic Studies
National Center for Environmental Economics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Discussion
Closing
John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H.
ADJOURN
WEBINAR #2 AGENDA
Health in the Context of Global Climate Change
June 27, 2013
2:30 pm–4:00 pm EDT
This webinar series is organized with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Pan American Health Organization.
Webinar Goals and Objectives
• Provide an overview of the set of shared socioeconomic pathways being developed to aid in the modeling and analysis of climate change mitigation and adaptation.
• Discuss key narrative elements that can be utilized to describe health in the context of changing global climate change.
• Identify mechanisms for developing and disseminating these climate change scenarios.
Opening
John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. (Moderator)
Senior Advisor for Public Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Overview of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways for Modeling Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Kristie L. Ebi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Independent Consultant
ClimAdapt, LLC
Engaging Key Partners and Institutions in Developing and Disseminating Climate Change Scenarios
Stéphane Hallegatte, Ph.D.
Senior Economist
The World Bank
WEBINAR #3 AGENDA
Health in the Context of United Nations Processes to Develop Post-2015 Goals and Sustainable Development Goals
July 25, 2013
2:30 pm–4:00 pm EDT
This webinar series is organized with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Pan American Health Organization.
Webinar Goals and Objectives
• Provide an overview of the sectors in which health-related indicators are best supported scientifically and could have the most impact within the various United Nations processes under way.
• Review the key points and gaps in existing efforts to develop new goals and indicators for the post-2015 development agenda.
• Discuss challenges associated with comparing across cobenefit studies from various sectors with varying levels of evidence and identify a minimum set of standards for a simple comparison framework.
Opening
John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. (Moderator)
Senior Advisor for Public Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Overview of the Report A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies Through Sustainable Development
John Norris, M.P.A.
Executive Director
Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative
Center for American Progress
The Global Thematic Consultation and Incorporating Environmental Health into the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Kumanan Rasanathan, M.B.Ch.B., M.P.H.
Health Specialist
United Nations Children’s Fund
Response to the Report’s Findings and Recommendations
Andrew Haines, M.D., MBBS
Professor of Public Health and Primary Care
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Discussion
Closing
John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H.
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