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Module 1 - Food Security: Diet, Food Production, Health and the Environment

> Lecture 1

Overview and Conceptual Framework for the Course (Bob Lawrence and Polly Walker)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 1.9 MB)

Part A - Part B - Part C - Part D - Part E

Module 2 - An Ecological Perspective: Food Production and the Environment

> Lecture 2

A Brief History of Agriculture and Food Production; The Rise of "Industrial Agriculture" (Shawn McKenzie)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 3.5 MB)

Part A - Part B

> Lecture 3

What Does Agriculture Have to Do with Public Health? (Fred Kirschenmann)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 1.5 MB)

Part A - Part B - Part C

> Lecture 4

Ecology, Agriculture, and a "Green-Green" Revolution (M. Gordon "Reds" Wolman)

Part A - Part B - Part C - Part D - Part E

Module 3 - Public Health Implications of Industrial Animal Production

> Lecture 5

IAP: Overview; Health and Environmental Impacts (Ellen Silbergeld, Jay Graham)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 2.1 MB)

Part A- Part B - Part C - Part D

> Lecture 6

Public Health Implications of Aquaculture (Edward Broughton)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 1.0 MB)

Part A - Part B

> Lecture 7

IAP: Occupational, Community and Social Impacts; Real Communities, Real People (Ellen Silbergeld, Amy R. Sapkota)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 1.0 MB)

Part A - Part B - Part C

> Lecture 8

Organizing for Justice: DelMarVa Poultry Justice Alliance (Carole Morison, Polly Walker)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 3.3 MB)

Part A

Module 4 - Food Production: Economic and Policy Considerations

> Lecture 9

Eating as a Moral Act (Brother Dave Andrews)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 611 KB)

Part A - Part B - Part C

> Lecture 10

Agriculture, Ecomonic Policies and Rural Communities (Bill Weida)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 611 KB)

Part A - Part B - Part C

> Lecture 11

U.S. Agricultural Policies and the Farm Bill: Where is Health? (Michael Heller)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 2.1 MB)

Part A

Module 5 - Food Consumption: Cultural and Political Considerations

> Lecture 12

Cultural and Behavioral Determinants (Sid Mintz)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 1.4 MB)

Part A - Part B

> Lecture 13

US Dietary Guidelines and "DASH Style" Diet (Lawrence J. Appel)

Part A - Part B - Part C

> Lecture 14

"Food Politics": Advertising/Marketing, Budgets (Bob Lawrence)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 1.2 MB)

Part A - Part B

> Lecture 15

Global Nutrition Transition (Benjamin Caballero)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 689 KB)

Part A - Part B - Part C

Module 6 - Sustainable Alternatives to Current Food Systems

> Lecture 16

The Sustainable Agriculture Imperative: Methods, Benefits, Challenges and Necessity; Local Food Systems (Michael Heller)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 4.8 MB)

Part A - Part B - Part C

> Lecture 17

Moving Toward a Better Food System: Inch by Inch, Row by Row, Gonna Make Some Real Food Grow (Wayne Roberts)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 4.8 MB)

Part A - Part B

Module 7 - Opportunities for Public Health

> Lecture 18

Research - Water and Air Quality Around CAFOs (Amy R. Sapkota)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 1.5 MB)

Part A

> Lecture 19

Practice - Healthy Stores Projects (Joel Gittelsohn)

Slide Presentation (2.1 MB)

Part A - Part B

> Lecture 20

Advocacy - Meatless Monday Campaign (Sid Lerner)

Slide Presentation (PDF; 3.2 MB)

Part A (10.0 MB)

> Lecture 21

Concluding Commentaries (All Speakers)

Part A (10.6 MB)