November 10, 2014
Lecture Room
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Objectives: | Discuss how three major American cities faced with the opportunity for major revitalization brought considerations of public health into rebuilding and reimaging the urban environment. |
9:00 am |
Welcome Frank Loy, LL.B. Roundtable Chair Workshop Overview: A Tale of Three Cities Lynn Goldman, M.D., M.P.H. Roundtable Vice-Chair Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health George Washington University |
9:30 am |
Session 1: Washington DC |
Objectives: | Discuss utilizing green technologies to increase the livability and sustainability of Washington, DC. Describe how to ensure that health is included in these frameworks and that these technologies reach the general population, especially the most vulnerable groups. Explore the use of metrics to evaluate programs. |
Speakers: |
Gregory Kats, M.B.A., M.P.A. President Capital E Brendan Shane, J.D., M.S. Chief of the Office of Policy and Sustainability Department of Environmental Health Government of the District of Columbia Discussion |
11:00 am |
Session 2: Detroit |
Objectives: | Discuss the Detroit Future City framework. Describe how to focus rebuilding efforts in Detroit to ensure that health is considered in all policies and health equity, including the role of public health departments and health systems. |
Speakers: |
Dan Kinkead, M.A.U.D. Director of Projects Detroit Future City Implementation Office Loretta Davis, M.S.A. President and Chief Executive Officer Institute for Population Health Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., M.S. Senior Vice President of Community Health and Equity Chief Wellness Officer Henry Ford Health System Discussion |
12:30 pm |
Lunch Break |
2:00 pm |
Session 3: Rebuild by Design: New York and Environs |
Objectives: |
Discuss a novel process, a competition, to foster approaches to transform, rather than rebuild, communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. Nupur Chaudhury, M.P.H., M.U.P. Senior Project Manager, Rebuild by Design PennDesign/OLIN |
3:15 pm |
Session 4: Cross-cutting Issues |
Objectives: | Reflect on the previous panels and discuss crosscutting issues that face all urban environments, especially ensuring equity for residents of neighborhoods undergoing gentrification and ensuring that all aspects of a livable, heathy city are encouraged. |
Speakers: |
Matthew Trowbridge, M.D., M.P.H. Senior Research Fellow, U.S. Green Building Council Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences University of Virginia School of Medicine Hazel Edwards, Ph.D., AICP, Assoc. AIA Associate Professor Director, Master of City and Regional Planning Program School of Architecture and Planning The Catholic University of America Discussion |
4:30 pm |
Session 5: Summary and Closing Remarks |
Speaker: |
Frank Loy, L.L.B., Roundtable Chair |
4:45 pm |
Adjourn |
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