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Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Pages 91-94

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... food system. • Identify the types of information sources and methodologies required to recognize and estimate the costs and benefits of environmental and public health consequences associated with the U.S.
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... Smith, American Farmland Trust 9:15 Q&A Session 1 – Understanding Measures and Strategies  for Estimating the Costs of Food 9:30 Life Cycle Assessment Martin Heller, University of Michigan 10:00 Health Impact Assessment Jonathan Fielding, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (via phone) 10:30 Break 10:45 Environmental Consequences John Antle, Oregon State University 11:15 Public Health Consequences James Hammitt, Harvard University 11:45 Discussion 12:15 p.m.
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... APPENDIX A 93 •  Soil, water, and other environmental consequences •  Consequences of antimicrobial use in agriculture •  Other public health consequences 4:30 Reflections and Reactions All Participants 5:00 Adjourn DAY 2: April 24, 2012 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:30 Welcoming Remarks Helen Jensen, Planning Committee Chair 8:45 Reports from Working Groups 9:45 Panel on the Social and Ecological Dimensions of the Food Supply Ecological services: Scott Swinton, Michigan State University Health inequalities: Steven Wing, University of North Carolina Accessibility to food: Ricardo Salvador, Union of Concerned Scientists Animal welfare: Jayson Lusk, Oklahoma State University Session 3 – Quantification Methods 11:00 Lessons from The Hidden Costs of Energy Report James Hammitt, Harvard University 11:30 Valuing Agricultural Externalities and Public Health Impacts Anna Alberini, University of Maryland 12:00 p.m.
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