Appendix C

Workshop Agenda

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017

1:00 pm ET Opening Remarks
David Relman, Chair of the Forum on Microbial Threats
Current Challenges and Opportunities for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in an Increasingly
Urban and Interconnected World
Global Perspective:
Christopher Dye, World Health Organization
Local Perspective:
Alex Ezeh, African Population and Health Research Center, Kenya
Workshop Overview and Goals
James Hughes, Workshop Co-Chair
Mary Wilson, Workshop Co-Chair
Session I: Social, Physical, Environmental, and Political Drivers of Infectious Disease Transmission in the Urban Built Environment
Part A: Current State of Science and Knowledge Gaps in an Evolving Landscape
Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello,
Moderator
2:00 pm The Influence of Cities, Urban Environments, and Informal Settlements on Population Health and Microbial Communities
Lee W. Riley, University of California, Berkeley
Understanding Mechanisms and Implications of Human Exposure to Microbes in Urban Buildings: Research Gaps, Opportunities, and Barriers
Yuguo Li, University of Hong Kong
Migration and Movement: Pathways of Pathogens Within, Into, and Out of Urban Centers
David L. Smith, University of Washington
2:45 pm Discussion
3:30 pm Break
Part B: Translating Conceptual Models into Practice
Marcos Espinal,
Moderator
3:45 pm The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak on the Epidemiology of Other Infectious Diseases
Frank Mahoney, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Water-Borne Diseases in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Emily Gurley, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Emerging Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases in the Urban Landscape: Zika and Leptospirosis in Brazilian Slum Settlements
Albert Ko, Yale School of Public Health
Tuberculosis Transmission in South Africa
Robin Wood, University of Cape Town
4:45 pm Discussion
5:25 pm Wrap Up
Mary Wilson, Workshop Co-Chair
5:30 pm Adjourn
5:35 pm Reception
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017
8:30 am ET Welcome
James Hughes, Workshop Co-Chair
8:35 am Global Efforts for Leveraging the Sustainable Development Goals and Promoting Healthy Lives (remote presentation)
Steve Lindsay, Durham University, England
Session II: Effective Interventions and Policies—Achieving Sustainable and Health-Promoting Urban Built Environments
Jason Corburn, Moderator
8:55 am Building an Investment Case for Slum Upgrading and Health-Promoting Urban Environments
Siddharth Agarwal, Urban Health Resource Centre, India
Physical and Engineering Interventions Fit for Context: A Focus on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Daniele Lantagne, Tufts University
Engaging Communities from Surveillance to Policy
Eva Harris, University of California, Berkeley
9:45 am Discussion
10:30 am Break
Session III: Exploring Research Gaps to Bridge Drivers and Interventions and Scaling Up Successful Practices
10:45 am Introduction to Session
Eric Mintz, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:55 am (mobilize to breakout room)
11:00 am Breakout Session
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Breakout group reports
Mary Wilson, Moderator
Group 1: Integrated Strategies That Promote Health and Health Equity on the National and Local Levels in Low-Income Urban Settings
Jason Corburn, University of California, Berkeley
Group 2: Scaling Up Successful Practices—From Research to Practice in Local Communities
Thomas Scott, University of California, Davis
Group 3: The Business Case for Investing in Health-Promoting Urban Environments and the Link to the Sustainable Development Goals
Christopher Dye, World Health Organization
2:00 pm Synthesis and General Discussion
Mary Wilson, Moderator
3:15 pm Closing Remarks
James Hughes, Workshop Co-Chair
Mary Wilson, Workshop Co-Chair
David Relman, Chair of the Forum on Microbial Threats
3:30 pm Adjourn