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 |
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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 |
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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 |