Published February 16, 2011
by iris_author
When: Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 1:00 – 2:30pm
Where: HNES 140
A talk by Dr. David Waltner-Toews, University of Guelph, Population Medicine
Canadian epidemiologist, veterinarian and author of The Chickens Fight Back and Food, Sex, and Salmonella
Health – that aspired-to “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” - is an outcome of how we govern our interactions with social-ecological complexity. Disease is what happens when we fail. Recent disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics are important events on their own terms. However, they are perhaps more important for what they tell us about relationships between how we set and strive for conflicting social goals, and the genetically programmed aspirations of the millions of other amazing species with whom we share the planet. From changing disease patterns, we can learn the skills and tools necessary to select and monitor critical changes in our social and natural environments, and to manage our way, quickly, nimbly and intelligently into a sustainable future.
Event co-sponsored by the Faculty of Environmental Studies and Faculty of Health. Light lunch will be served. Everyone welcome!!!
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