If an Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure, How Much is an Ounce of Surveillance Worth?
9:30 10:30
Presidents’ Hall
Speaker: Craig Hedberg, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, foodborne illness sickens 48 million Americans each year, causing 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. Foodborne illness raises the nation’s annual health care costs by some $77 billion. One strategy to reduce this toll on human life and health has been developed in Minnesota. Hedberg shares how the “Team D” model developed, how it works, and how it is shaping the United States national health policy. -Jan Finnegan
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Dream: Still a Dream Deferred?
10:45-11:45
Presidents’ Hall
Speaker: Julie Landsman, Educator, Consultant, Author
Landsman’s work in the 1960’s civil rights movement led her to teach in public schools for 30 years, 25 of them in Minneapolis. From her teaching, educational research, and her consulting in schools across the country, she will share ideas about racial equity, cultural competence, and the state of education. She is a believer in stories and in listening as part of the important work of successful teachers. -Sue Kearns
Announcements
11:45-Noon
Luncheon
12:00-1:15
Luncheon Hostess: Georgia Wiebe
Guest Hostess: Aleda Muller
- Headlines/Viewpoints – Fellowships Room
- Development – Association Room
- Technology – Minneapolis Room
Minnesota: A State of Perpetual Punishment
1:15-2:15
Presidents’ Hall
Speaker: Mark Haase, Vice President, Minnesota Council on Crime and Justice
As a leader of the Second Chance Coalition, Haase will discuss needed changes for Minnesota laws regarding the incarceration system. He will discuss the Ban the Box legislation, Felon Voter Rights, Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative, and jobs initiatives. Under his leadership, the Council has developed and provided training for attorneys, policy-makers, business leaders, and the public to safely increase opportunities for people with criminal records. Having successfully lobbied for passage of several Minnesota laws, they have created safer, stronger, and more just communities by increasing opportunities for adults and juveniles with criminal records. -Kay Kessel