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Food as Medicine Summit – Bringing Everyone to the Table
Date
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Reception until 6:00 p.m.
Location
Hunter College Silberman Building, 2nd floor (map)
Lobby, Auditorium, 115AB and 3rd floor
2180 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10035
We often hear that in the fight to combat chronic diseases, food is the problem; therefore food must also be the solution. For change to occur in our food and health systems, everyone must be engaged. Farmers, chefs, doctors, nutritionists, policy, community, media and patients.
The Food as Medicine Summit will explore the greater topic of food as medicine via panel sessions that highlight specific disease areas such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Additional panels will discuss how to incorporate wellness and healthy foods into treatment in communities afflicted by poverty and examine the benefits of a plant-based diet. The day will feature cooking demonstrations from God’s Love We Deliver, Euphebe, and Wellness in the Schools, booths from hospitals, food vendors and local community-based organizations like Harlem Grown and Local Roots NYC.
Charles Platkin, PhD, JD, MPH, Executive Director Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center and Distinguished Lecturer at Hunter College
Welcome from Brooklyn Borough President
Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
Opening keynote address
Robert E. Graham, M.D., MPH, ABOIM, FACP, Chef in training, Board Certified in Internal & Integrative Medicine, Co-Founder FRESH Med NYC
Room: SB Auditorium (2nd floor) and Room 217 (2nd floor)
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
A Conversation with Michel Nischan and Stephen Ritz
Michel Nischan, CEO, Wholesome Wave (Chef and leader in the sustainable food movement, as well as a three-time James Beard Foundation Award winner).
Stephen Ritz, CEO, Green Bronx Machine (Educator in the South Bronx and founder of the Green Bronx Machine; self-proclaimed CEO, or Chief Eternal Optimist, of the Bronx and a tireless advocate for healthy eating in schools and underserved communities).
Moderator: Charles Platkin, PhD, JD, MPH, Executive Director Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center and Distinguished Lecturer at Hunter College
Room: SB Auditorium (2nd floor) and Room 217 (2nd floor)
10:15 a.m.
Winning over Disease with Diet
Martha McKittrick, RD, CDN, CDE, CHWC, Registered Dietitian, Private Practice in NYC
Robert Ostfeld, M.D., MSc., FACC, Director of Preventive Cardiology, Montefiore
Kayleen St. John, MS, RD, Executive Director of Nutrition and Strategic Development, Euphebe
Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP, best-selling author and founder of The Healthy Apple
Moderator: Samantha Heller, MS, RDN, CDN, Exercise Physiologist and Senior Clinical Nutritionist, NYU Langone Medical Center, writer, radio host, adjunct professor
Room: SB Auditorium (2nd floor) and Room 217 (2nd floor)
11:15 a.m.
BREAK – Cooking Demo
Sage Online Technology Demonstration–Connecting Supermarkets to Medical Nutrition Therapy
Ground Floor Lobby
11:30 a.m.
How Food Can Impact Cancer – From Prevention to Healing
Jonathan Forgash, Director of Services, Seek Servana
Francesca Gany, M.D., MS, Chief of The Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Karen Pearl, MA, President and CEO, God’s Love We Deliver
Loraine Stupakoff, cancer survivor
Moderator: Robert Graham, M.D., MPH, ABOIM, FACP, Chef in training. Board Certified in Internal & Integrative Medicine, Co-Founder FRESH Med NYC
Room: SB Auditorium (2nd floor)
Bringing The Food as Medicine Discussion to Underserved Communities Part 1
Delma E. Avila, MBA, MS, Community Nutritionist, “Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables” program, Food Bank For New York City
Nancy Easton, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Wellness in the Schools
Tony Hillery, Founder and Executive Director, Harlem Grown
Madi Holtzman, Director, Toast Ale U.S. branch
Lynn Loflin, Teaching Kitchen Chef, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Moderator: Patrick O’Neill, CEO, Amp Your Good
Room: SB 115AB (1st floor)
12:30 p.m.
LUNCH (60 min) Catered by Dig Inn
Guest speaker(s)/cooking demo(s) by Euphebe, God’s Love We Deliver, and Wellness in the Schools
Room 115AB (1st floor)
Tables from local organizations, hospitals and the Hunter Nutrition Club will be set up and offer information to all attendees.
(Ground Floor Lobby)
1:30 p.m.
Welcome back, Charles Platkin, PhD, JD, MPH, Executive Director Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center and Distinguished Lecturer at Hunter College
1:30 p.m.
Can Food Stop or Reverse Diabetes? If Not, What is Food’s Impact?
Jonathan Cetnarski, CEO, Natural Gourmet Institute
Galen Foulois, Founder, Restore Food
Richard Lamarita, Chef Instructor, Natural Gourmet Institute
Paul Lightfoot, JD, Chief Executive Officer, BrightFarms
Joy Pierson, Co-owner, Candle Cafe
Moderator: Henry Rinehart, owner, HENRY’s
Room: SB Auditorium (2nd floor) and Room 217 (2nd floor)
4:00 p.m.
Closing keynote address
David Katz, M.D. MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM, Founding Director Yale University Prevention Research Center/Griffin Hospital, Founder True Health Initiative, President American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Closing Remarks
Charles Platkin, PhD, JD, MPH, Executive Director Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center and Distinguished Lecturer at Hunter College
Room: SB Auditorium (2nd floor) and Room 217 (2nd floor)
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Networking Reception, Catered by Epicured, Ground Floor Lobby
Keynote Speakers
Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
Robert E. Graham, M.D., MPH, ABOIM, FACP, Chef in training. Board Certified in Internal & Integrative Medicine, Co-Founder FRESH Med NYC
David Katz, M.D. MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM, Founding Director Yale University Prevention Research Center/Griffin Hospital, Founder True Health Initiative, President American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Speakers
Delma Avila, MBA, MS, Nutritionist, “Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables” program, Food Bank NYC Staten Island & Manhattan
Jonathan Cetnarski, CEO, Natural Gourmet Institute
Nancy Easton, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Wellness in the Schools
Jonathan Forgash, Director of Services, Seek Servana
Galen Foulois, Founder, Restore Food
Erika Freund, Mobile Pantry Startup Manager, West Side Campaign Against Hunger
Francesca Gany, M.D., MS, Chief of The Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Ashita Gupta, M.D., Endocrinologist, Mt. Sinai
Diane Hatz, Executive Director, Change Food
Samantha Heller, MS, RDN, CDN, Exercise Physiologist and Senior Clinical Nutritionist, NYU Langone Medical Center, writer, radio host, adjunct professor
Tony Hillery, Founder and Executive Director of Harlem Grown
Madi Holtzman, Director, Toast Ale U.S. branch
Richard Lamarita, Chef Instructor, Natural Gourmet Institute
Paul Lightfoot, JD, Chief Executive Officer, BrightFarms
Lynn Loflin, Teaching Kitchen Chef, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House