Michigan State University and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture present
“Prepared Communities: Assuming Leadership and Acting in an Innovative Way to Prevent Diseases transmitted between Animals and Humans”
“Comunidades preparadas: Asumiendo el liderazgo y actuando novedosamente en la prevención de enfermedades transmitidas de animales a humanos”
May 26 – 30, 2008 - Hosted by EARTH University - Costa Rica
Meeting at the interface of human, animal and environmental health
The context for the conference is the interface between human health, animal health and environmental health. This is not just an abstract space or idea but relates to our everyday lives and work. There will be a major emphasis throughout this week on the process by which we convert our experiences of the present and of the past to enable us to deal more effectively with the future at that interface. The process itself consists of four fundamentally different cognitive activities -- Observing in the sense of experiencing, thinking, planning and acting. It is important that we work through each of these activities and emphasize their differences.
Al encuentro de la relación entre salud humana, salud animal y salud ambiental
El contexto del taller es la relación entre salud humana, salud animal y salud ambiental. Esto no es solamente una abstracción o una idea, se relaciona con nuestra vida diaria y nuestro trabajo. Durante esta semana habrá un mayor énfasis en el proceso mediante el cual nuestras experiencias del presente y del pasado nos permitirán lidiar mas efectivamente con el futuro y esta relación. El proceso consiste en cuatro diferentes actividades cognitivas – Observar en el sentido de experimentar, pensar, planear y actuar. Es importante que trabajemos a través de cada una de estas experiencias y pongamos énfasis en las diferencias que existen entre ellas.
Latin American and Caribbean pilot projects as outcomes of this workshop:
- Convergence and stewardship education for families and children in rural Chile
- Disease dilemma management and HACCP training for the hospitality sector in Honduras and Roatan
- Alternative cooling systems and best management practices for poultry producers in Ecuador
- Collaboration at local levels in Mexico around the convergence
- Local health managment in rural communities in Bolivia, Honduras, Colombia, Guatemala and Venezuela
» Read full descriptions of each pilot project
Workshop agenda
Description of daily activities - Spanish / English (PDF - 18KB)
"Daily Briefing / Al Dίa"
Tuesday / Martes - May 27 - Spanish / English (PDF - 110KB)
Wednesday / Miercoles - May 28 - Spanish / English (PDF - 118KB)
Thursday / Jueves - May 29 - Spanish / English (PDF - 260KB)
Friday / Viernes - May 30 - Spanish / English (PDF - 351KB)
Saturday / Sabado - May 31 - Spanish / English (PDF - 292KB)
Presentations
Dr. Kevin Walker, Michigan State University - "Local Action, Global Health" (PDF - 2.6MB)
Dr. Richard Bawden - Meeting facilitator - Think, Observe, Plan & Act (PDF - 1MB)
Diana Arsenian - Graphic Facilitator - Visual representations of the week (PDF - 4.8MB)
Photo Album
View photos
Photo slide show from Anita Soto (PDF - 773KB)
Feedback from the workshop
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