WEBINAR #1 AGENDA
Understanding the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda
Process and Opportunities and Challenges for Health
October 18, 2012
11:00 am–12:30 pm EDT
Webinar series is organized with support from
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Pan American Health Organization
Webinar Goals and Objectives
• Provide an overview of ongoing UN teams and panels focusing on the post-2015 development agenda process.
• Discuss lessons learned from the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) agenda process, highlighting perspectives of developing countries.
• Identify opportunities and challenges that lie ahead with the post-2015 development agenda.
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11:00 am |
Opening John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. (moderator) Senior Advisor for Public Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) |
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11:10 am |
Overview of the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda Process and Description of Health-Focused Initiatives Maria Neira, M.D. Director, Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization (WHO) |
Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned from the MDG Agenda and Insights on Opportunities and Challenges with the Post-2015 Development Agenda Process
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11:20 am |
David Serwadda, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., M.Med., M.P.H. Professor of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere School of Public Health, Uganda |
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11:30 am |
Paulo Buss1 M.D., M.P.H. Former President, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil |
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11:40 am |
Zehra Aydin, M.A. Senior Program Officer, United Nations Environment Programme |
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11:50 am |
Discussion |
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12:25 pm |
Closing John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. |
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12:30 pm |
ADJOURN |
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1 Unfortunately, this speaker was not able to present because of technical difficulties.
WEBINAR #2 AGENDA
Integrating the MDGs with the Pillars and
Principles of Sustainable Development
November 15, 2012
11:00 am–12:30 pm EDT
Webinar series is organized with support from
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Pan American Health Organization
Webinar Goals and Objectives
• Discuss how the global development framework may evolve to include environmental, economic, and social goals of sustainable development.
• Provide a vision for integrating health and achieving intersectoral collaboration with the post-2015 development agenda process.
• Identify metrics for assessing trends and tracking progress on shared goals of global environmental health and sustainable development.
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11:00 am |
Opening John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. (moderator) Senior Advisor for Public Health, NIEHS |
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11:10 am |
Transitioning to an Integrated View of Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda Process Sir Andrew Haines, M.D., MBBS Professor of Public Health and Primary Care, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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11:25 am |
Bridging the Gap Between the MDGs and Principles of Sustainable Development Kristie L. Ebi, Ph.D., M.P.H. Consulting Professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University |
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11:40 am |
Describing Mutual Metrics Among Economic and Social Development, Environmental Protection, and Human Health Christopher J. L. Murray, M.D., D.Phil. Director, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, |
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11:55 am |
Discussion |
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12:25 pm |
Closing John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. |
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12:30 pm |
ADJOURN |
WEBINAR #3 AGENDA
Making Linkages Among Sustainable Development,
Equity, and Social Justice
December 20, 2012
11:00 am–12:30 pm EDT
Webinar series is organized with support from
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Pan American Health Organization
Webinar Goals and Objectives
• Discuss drivers and consequences of gender and income inequity, highlighting associations with sustainable development and human health.
• Identify how models or approaches could be utilized to reduce income disparities across or within global regions to promote sustainable development.
• Provide insights on how sustainable development, equity, and social justice may converge in developing a post-2015 development agenda or Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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11:00 am |
Opening John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. (moderator) Senior Advisor for Public Health, NIEHS |
Panel Discussion: Perspectives on the Intersection of Sustainable Development, Equity, and Social Justice
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11:10 am |
Environmental Perspective Úrsula Oswald Spring, Ph.D. Professor and Researcher, Regional Centre of |
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11:20 am |
Health Perspective Sir Michael G. Marmot, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Director |
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11:30 am |
On-the-Ground Perspective Katherine Rogers, D.Phil. Executive Manager, Office of the Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund |
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11:40 am |
Discussion |
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12:25 pm |
Closing John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. |
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12:30 pm |
ADJOURN |
